Harvesting of microalgal biomass: Efficient method for flocculation through pH modulation

SB Ummalyma, AK Mathew, A Pandey… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Harvesting of the micro alga Chlorococcum sp. R-AP13 through autoflocculation, chemical
flocculants or by change in medium pH was evaluated. Surface charge of algal cells …

Harvesting of intact microalgae in single and sequential conditioning steps by chemical and biological based–flocculants: Effect on harvesting efficiency, water …

M Shurair, F Almomani, R Bhosale, M Khraisheh… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quick algae harvesting methodologies relating optimum flocculent dose (D Opt.),
percentage harvesting efficiency (% HE) and percentage water recovery (% W Recovery) to …

Microalgal bioremediation of nutrients in wastewater and carbon dioxide in flue gas

AM Narasimhan - 2010 - scholarsmine.mst.edu
Abstract" Microalgae are potential biofuel feedstocks that can provide solutions to the twin
challenges of energy security and environmental pollution. They have great potential for the …

Potential of microalgae cultivation using nutrient-rich wastewater and harvesting performance by biocoagulants/bioflocculants: Mechanism, multi-conversion of …

SB Kurniawan, A Ahmad, MF Imron… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been identified as one of the new feedstocks for renewable energy
production. The conversion of microalgae into various valuable products has also been …

Microalgal culture strategies for biofuel production: a review

L Zhu - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In response to the energy crisis, global warming and climate change, microalgae have
received a lot of attention as a promising feedstock for the production of biofuels. However …

Effective flocculation of target microalgae with self-flocculating microalgae induced by pH decrease

J Liu, Y Tao, J Wu, Y Zhu, B Gao, Y Tang, A Li… - Bioresource …, 2014 - Elsevier
A flocculation method was developed to harvest target microalgae with self-flocculating
microalgae induced by decreasing pH to just below isoelectric point. The flocculation …

Wastewater treatment to enhance the economic viability of microalgae culture

JCM Pires, MCM Alvim-Ferraz, FG Martins… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Microalgae culture is still not economically viable and it presents some negative
environmental impacts, concerning water, nutrient and energy requirements. In this context …

Insights into the microalgae cultivation technology and harvesting process for biofuel production: A review

U Suparmaniam, MK Lam, Y Uemura, JW Lim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Derivation of biofuel from microalgae biomass has been widely researched in the past few
decades. Microalgae is capable of producing 58,700 litres oil per hectare that can generate …

Review of microalgae harvesting via co-pelletization with filamentous fungus

SO Gultom, B Hu - Energies, 2013 - mdpi.com
Cultivation of microalgae to utilize CO2 and nutrients in the wastewater to generate biofuel
products is a promising research objective. However, the process faces tremendous …

Characterization of the flocculating agent from the spontaneously flocculating microalga Chlorella vulgaris JSC-7

MA Alam, C Wan, SL Guo, XQ Zhao, ZY Huang… - Journal of bioscience …, 2014 - Elsevier
High cost of biomass recovery is one of the bottlenecks for developing cost-effective
processes with microalgae, particularly for the production of biofuels and bio-based …