[HTML][HTML] A review on chemical mechanism of microalgae flocculation via polymers

A Pugazhendhi, S Shobana, P Bakonyi… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Industrially, harvesting of the microalgal biomass is a techno-economic tailback, which
essentially meant for the algal biomass industry. It is considered energy as well as cost …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainable cost-effective microalgae harvesting strategies for the production of biofuel and oleochemicals

S Rakesh, J Tharunkumar, B Sri, K Jothibasu… - Highlights in …, 2020 - academia.edu
Microalgae have been explored for sustainable production of biofuel and chemicals.
Microalgae is promising feed stock for the production of several oleochemicals. It has the …

Harvesting of microalgae by bio-flocculation

S Salim, R Bosma, MH Vermuë, RH Wijffels - Journal of applied phycology, 2011 - Springer
The high-energy input for harvesting biomass makes current commercial microalgal
biodiesel production economically unfeasible. A novel harvesting method is presented as a …

Bioflocculant production from Solibacillus silvestris W01 and its application in cost-effective harvest of marine microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica by flocculation

C Wan, XQ Zhao, SL Guo, MA Alam, FW Bai - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Microalgae are widely studied for biofuel production, however, current technologies to
harvest microalgae for this purpose are not well developed. In this work, a bacterial strain …

Optimization of Chlorella vulgaris and bioflocculant‐producing bacteria co‐culture: enhancing microalgae harvesting and lipid content

Y Wang, Y Yang, F Ma, L Xuan, Y Xu… - Letters in applied …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Microalgae are a sustainable bioresource, and the biofuel they produce is widely
considered to be an alternative to limited natural fuel resources. However, microalgae …

Microalgae cultivation and harvesting: Growth performance and use of flocculants-A review

V Okoro, U Azimov, J Munoz, HH Hernandez… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy and cost effective cultivation and harvesting technologies are important to improve
the economic viability and environmental impact of microalgae. Understanding the …

Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris biomass harvesting by natural flocculant: effects on biomass sedimentation, spent medium recycling and lipid extraction

L Zhu, Z Li, E Hiltunen - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018 - Springer
Background Microalgal biomass harvesting using traditional chemicals is costly for the
production of biofuels, hindering the scale-up process of the technology. Thus, the search for …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-flocculation of oleaginous microalgae integrated with municipal wastewater treatment and its hydrothermal liquefaction for biofuel production

KK Jaiswal, V Kumar, P Gururani, MS Vlaskin… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
The cultivation of microalgae integrated with the treatment of wastewater has been
developed for the generation of sustainable biomass and the remediation of wastewater …

Dewatering of microalgal cultures: a major bottleneck to algae-based fuels

N Uduman, Y Qi, MK Danquah, GM Forde… - Journal of renewable …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Microalgae dewatering is a major obstruction to industrial-scale processing of microalgae for
biofuel production. The dilute nature of harvested microalgal cultures creates a huge …

Aspergillus sp. assisted bioflocculation of Chlorella MJ 11/11 for the production of biofuel from the algal-fungal co-pellet

A Lal, S Banerjee, D Das - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times to address the energy issues, the use of microalgal feedstock as third
generation biofuel has gained significance due to sustainability and feasibility. Compared to …