[HTML][HTML] Emerging technologies for biofuel production: A critical review on recent progress, challenges and perspectives

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, A Bonilla-Petriciolet… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to increasing anthropogenic activities, especially industry and transport, the fossil fuel
demand and consumption have increased proportionally, causing serious environmental …

Challenges and perspectives on innovative technologies for biofuel production and sustainable environmental management

S Khan, M Naushad, J Iqbal, C Bathula, H Ala'a - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Specifically, human activities, such as those in industry and transportation, have resulted in
an increase in the demand for fossil fuels, resulting in severe environmental problems …

Removal of nitrogen from wastewater using microalgae and microalgae–bacteria consortia

H Jia, Q Yuan - Cogent Environmental Science, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Exceeding nitrogen discharge into natural water bodies can lead to eutrophication in natural
aquatic environments, as well as the decline in shellfish habitat and aquatic plant life …

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 …

From culture, harvest to pretreatment of microalgae and its high-value utilization

Y Diao, X Gong, D Xu, P Duan, S Wang, Y Guo - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae can be used to produce promising third-generation biomass fuel, the combustion
of which produces carbon-neutral CO 2. However, economic sustainability has become a …

Symbiotic Co-Culture of Scenedesmus sp. and Azospirillum brasilense on N-Deficient Media with Biomass Production for Biofuels

JR Contreras-Angulo, TM Mata, SP Cuellar-Bermudez… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The treatment of nitrogen-deficient agriculture wastewater, arising from the vegetable and
fruit processing, is a significant problem that limits the efficiency of its biological treatment …

Integration of enzymatic pretreatment and sludge co-digestion in biogas production from microalgae

R Avila, E Carrero, T Vicent, P Blánquez - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Integration of microalgae-based systems with conventional wastewater treatment plants
provides an effective alternative to waste stream management. In this work, alkaline and …

Towards a better understanding of microalgae natural flocculation mechanisms to enhance flotation harvesting efficiency

I Demir, A Besson, P Guiraud… - Water Science and …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
In microalgae harvesting, flocculation is usually a compulsory preliminary step to further
separation by sedimentation or flotation. For some microalgae species, and under certain …

Autoflocculation of microalgae, via magnesium hydroxide precipitation, in a high rate algal pond treating municipal wastewater in the South Australian Riverland

P Young, J Phasey, I Wallis, D Vandamme… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
High rate algal ponds (HRAP) are considered a promising system for coupling wastewater
treatment with the growth of microalgae biomass. However, the absence of a cost-effective …

Impact of harvesting method on total lipid content and extraction efficiency for Phaeodactylum tricornutum

D Vandamme, L Gheysen, K Muylaert… - Separation and Purification …, 2018 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a promising low-cost alternative to centrifugation for harvesting microalgae
for bulk lipid production. However, little is known about the effect of the harvesting method …