Possibilities of Using Phytoenergy Systems in the Ecological Rehabilitation of Contaminated Areas of the Baikal Region

Abstract

Abstract Recently, green technologies based on the use of the purifying potential of plants have been rapidly developing. Wetland treatment systems have been designed. Variants of phytoenergetic systems are proposed that allow integrating phytoremediation and microbial fuel cells. The article summarizes and analyzes the achievements in the field of creating and mastering phytoremediation technologies in combination with the generation of bioelectric energy and evaluates the prospects of using this technology in local treatment facilities of hotel complexes in the Baikal natural territory. The results of studies on the assessment of the phyto-purification potential of aquatic vegetation growing directly in the bays of Lake Baikal are presented, and the selection of the most promising aquatic plants for use in phyto-purification facilities is carried out. The use of hybrid technology based on plant-fuel cells should contribute to solving the problems of ecological rehabilitation of the contaminated territories of the Baikal region. In places of intense recreational load, it will be possible to create autonomous local treatment facilities operating on the generated energy itself.