Sustainability of carbon delivery to an algal biorefinery: a techno-economic and life-cycle assessment

MD Somers, JC Quinn - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2019 - Elsevier
Supplementation of carbon is critical for high productivity cultivation of most microalgae.
Moreover, using microalgae for atmospheric CO 2 mitigation to combat climate change is …

Microalgal green refinery concept for biosequestration of carbon-dioxide vis-à-vis wastewater remediation and bioenergy production: Recent technological advances …

G Yadav, R Sen - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, global warming driven climate change is threatening the existence and
questioning the survivability of entire humanity. In this context, application of various …

The potentials and challenges of algae based biofuels: a review of the techno-economic, life cycle, and resource assessment modeling

JC Quinn, R Davis - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Microalgae biofuel production has been extensively evaluated through resource, economic
and life cycle assessments. Resource assessments consistently identify land as non-limiting …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing high-purity carbon dioxide sources for algae cultivation and biofuel production in the United States: Opportunities and challenges

L Ou, S Banerjee, H Xu, AM Coleman, H Cai… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) supply is an important consideration for algae production systems,
and using high-purity CO 2 eliminates the need for purification processes. This study …

Challenges and opportunities for microalgae‐mediated CO2 capture and biorefinery

JR Seth, PP Wangikar - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aquacultures of microalgae are frontrunners for photosynthetic capture of CO2 from flue
gases. Expedient implementation mandates coupling of microalgal CO2 capture with …

Carbon dioxide utilization in a microalga-based biorefinery: Efficiency of carbon removal and economic performance under carbon taxation

IL Wiesberg, GV Brigagão, JL de Medeiros… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coal-fired power plants are major stationary sources of carbon dioxide and environmental
constraints demand technologies for abatement. Although Carbon Capture and Storage is …

Microalgal biomass for greenhouse gas reductions: potential for replacement of fossil fuels and animal feeds

DE Brune, TJ Lundquist… - Journal of Environmental …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
Microalgal biomass production offers a number of advantages over conventional biomass
production, including higher productivities, use of otherwise nonproductive land, reuse and …

[HTML][HTML] Algal biomass valorization for biofuel production and carbon sequestration: a review

A Sarwer, SM Hamed, AI Osman, F Jamil… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The world is experiencing an energy crisis and environmental issues due to the depletion of
fossil fuels and the continuous increase in carbon dioxide concentrations. Microalgal …

Aquatic biomass resources and carbon dioxide trapping

P Chelf, LM Brown, CE Wyman - Biomass and Bioenergy, 1993 - Elsevier
Intensively managed microalgal production facilities are capable of fixing several-fold more
carbon dioxide per unit area than trees or crops. Although CO 2 is still released when fuels …

Implications of CO2 Sourcing on the Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Costs of Algae Biofuels

U Singh, S Banerjee, TR Hawkins - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Production of algal biomass and its conversion to biofuels are important technological
platforms within the larger umbrella of CO2 capture and utilization. This analysis …