A rapid, low-cost flocculation technology for enhanced microalgae harvesting

AK Mehta, S Chakraborty - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
A rapid, low-cost, scalable flocculation technology, using either potash alum (for culture pH<
8.5), or potash alum with hydrochloric acid (for culture pH> 8.5), is employed to harvest algal …

[HTML][HTML] Harvesting of microalgae by flocculation

I Branyikova, G Prochazkova, T Potocar, Z Jezkova… - Fermentation, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to increasing demands for microalgal biomass and products originating from
microalgae, large-scale production systems are necessary. However, current microalgal …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal-assisted algal flocculation: application in wastewater treatment and biofuel production

N Muradov, M Taha, AF Miranda, D Wrede… - Biotechnology for …, 2015 - Springer
Background The microalgal-based industries are facing a number of important challenges
that in turn affect their economic viability. Arguably the most important of these are …

Recent progress in flocculation, dewatering, and drying technologies for microalgae utilization: Scalable and low-cost harvesting process development

KH Min, DH Kim, MR Ki, SP Pack - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgal research has made significant progress in terms of the high-value-added
industrial application of microalgal biomass and its derivatives. However, cost-effective …

Flocculation: An effective way to harvest microalgae for biodiesel production

M Mubarak, A Shaija, TV Suchithra - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered the most suitable feedstock for biodiesel production due to their
higher areal productivity and lipid content. The economical production of biofuels from …

[PDF][PDF] Microalgae harvesting via flocculation: impact of pH, algae species and biomass concentration

G Maji, S Choudhury, S Hamid… - … of Microbiology and …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Microalgae harvesting uses high energy input which makes large scale commercial
cultivation economically unfeasible. Flocculation is the one of the most promising cost and …

Modern developmental aspects in the field of economical harvesting and biodiesel production from microalgae biomass

G Muhammad, MA Alam, M Mofijur, MI Jahirul… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been widely explored because of the diverse number of their worthwhile
applications and potential as a source biomass for the production of biofuels and value …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient Bioflocculation of Chlorella vulgaris with a Chitosan and Walnut Protein Extract

K Xu, X Zou, A Mouradov, G Spangenberg, W Chang… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With the increase in population size, global climate changes, and the
improvement of living standards, the fossil fuel resources may run out in the future …

Microalgae harvesting techniques: updates and recent technological interventions

N Kumar, C Banerjee, S Negi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgal biomass has garnered attention as a renewable and sustainable resource for
producing biodiesel. The harvesting of microalgal biomass is a significant bottleneck being …

Optimization of biomass harvesting of microalgae, Chlorella sp. utilizing auto-flocculating microalgae, Ankistrodesmus sp. as bio-flocculant

F Lananan, FHM Yunos, NM Nasir, NSA Bakar… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
Current microalgae harvesting technology depends on sophisticated and complex
approaches such as hollow fiber filtration, chemical flocculants and centrifugation, which are …