Bio-based flocculants for sustainable harvesting of microalgae for biofuel production. A review

CN Ogbonna, EG Nwoba - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy is indispensable to human existence and sustains economic and individual activities
globally. The rising environmental challenges of global warming and other climate changes …

A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives

S Li, T Hu, Y Xu, J Wang, R Chu, Z Yin, F Mo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy demands and costs of harvesting microalgal biomass make it unrealistic and
unsustainable for economically feasible microalgal biofuel production. Therefore, meticulous …

Bioflocculation: an alternative strategy for harvesting of microalgae–an overview

SB Ummalyma, E Gnansounou, RK Sukumaran… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae based research has been extensively progressed for the production of value
added products and biofuels. Potential application of microalgae for biofuel is recently …

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 …

Technologies for harvesting the microalgae for industrial applications: Current trends and perspectives

Z Liu, N Hao, Y Hou, Q Wang, Q Liu, S Yan… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are emerging as a promising source for augmenting the supply of essential
products to meet global demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. Despite the …

Flocculation harvesting techniques for microalgae: a review

IA Matter, VKH Bui, M Jung, JY Seo, YE Kim, YC Lee… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microalgae have been considered as one of the most promising biomass feedstocks for
various industrial applications such as biofuels, animal/aquaculture feeds, food …

Harvesting of freshwater microalgae with microbial bioflocculant: a pilot-scale study

T Ndikubwimana, X Zeng, T Murwanashyaka… - Biotechnology for …, 2016 - Springer
Background Nowadays, bioflocculation is considered as a potential technology that could be
able to alleviate microalgae dewatering cost regarded as the cornerstone hindrance of their …

Current progress and future prospect of microalgal biomass harvest using various flocculation technologies

C Wan, MA Alam, XQ Zhao, XY Zhang, SL Guo… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been extensively studied for the production of various valuable products.
Application of microalgae for the production of renewable energy has also received …

Bioflocculation as an innovative harvesting strategy for microalgae

MA Alam, D Vandamme, W Chun, X Zhao… - … Science and Bio …, 2016 - Springer
Microalgae are a promising new source of biomass for the production of third generation
biofuels but, so far, the majority of microalgal biomass has been used for high-value …

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 …