Microalgal flocculation: global research progress and prospects for algal biorefinery

S Malik, F Khan, Z Atta, N Habib… - Biotechnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… , and eco-friendly flocculants for applications in an algal biorefinery. 4 Bio-Flocculation
Sometimes, flocculation occurs spontaneously in microalgal blooms growing in water reserves …

Harvesting of microalgae within a biorefinery approach: A review of the developments and case studies from pilot-plants

ML Gerardo, S Van Den Hende, H Vervaeren… - Algal Research, 2015 - Elsevier
… of algal products in a microalgal biorefinery. Most, if not all, dewatering methodologies exploit
the physical properties of microalgae … (algae, bacteria and fungi) improve the floc forming …

Flocculation harvesting techniques for microalgae: a review

IA Matter, VKH Bui, M Jung, JY Seo, YE Kim, YC Lee… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
algal biorefineryflocculation of algae occurs due to charge neutralization and electrostatic
bridging between the suspended algal cells and the applied flocculant(s), resulting in floc

A novel wastewater-derived cascading algal biorefinery route for complete valorization of the biomass to biodiesel and value-added bioproducts

S Malik, A Shahid, MJ Betenbaugh, CG Liu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
… Integration of multiproduct algal biorefineries with wastewater treatment systems could
offer … a novel biorefinery route employing a newly isolated self-flocculating microalga

… of a newly isolated self-flocculating microalga Bracteacoccus pseudominor BERC09 and its evaluation as a candidate for a multiproduct algal biorefinery

S Malik, MUF Ashraf, A Shahid, MR Javed, AZ Khan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
… robustness of the algal biorefinery. In this study, a newly isolated algal strain was identified
… Besides, the excellent glycoproteins-based self-flocculation ability of the strain rendered an …

Sustainable production of eicosapentaenoic acid‐rich oil from microalgae: Towards an algal biorefinery

R Sivakumar, S Sachin, R Priyadarshini… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
… for microalgae‐based EPA production and the prospects of an EPA oil‐based algal
biorefinery. … Inorganic flocculants, which induce flocculation by ionic interactions, have been …

Multi-product microalgae biorefineries: from concept towards reality

MH Vermuë, MHM Eppink, RH Wijffels… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
microalgae processes, all biomass components need to be valorized, requiring a multi-product
biorefinery. … , while for a microalgae multi-product biorefinery the costs are substantially …

Algal biorefineries

Y Liang, T Kashdan, C Sterner, L Dombrowski… - Industrial biorefineries & …, 2015 - Elsevier
… First, microalgae are disrupted and flocculated with the aid of electromagnetic pulses. The
separation of the cell debris is achieved by flotation. This method is less energy intensive than …

Advances on the processing of microalgal biomass for energy-driven biorefineries

GA Cuevas-Castillo, FS Navarro-Pineda… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
… Green algae is the most studied genre for biorefinery design. … Autoflocculation refers to
the chemical flocculation of microalgae cells in the presence of calcium and magnesium ions at …

From current algae products to future biorefinery practices: a review

MHM Eppink, G Olivieri, H Reith, C van den Berg… - Biorefineries, 2019 - Springer
… In this review we describe current microalgae biorefinery … outlook toward future products
and the biorefinery philosophy. … When flocculation is used for harvesting microalgae, it is …