Characterization and identification of lipid-producing microalgae species isolated from a freshwater lake

RAI Abou-Shanab, IA Matter, SN Kim, YK Oh… - biomass and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Microalgal lipids are the oils of the future for sustainable biodiesel production. One of the
most important decisions in obtaining oil from microalgae is the choice of species. A total of …

Culture of the hydrocarbon producing microalga Botryococcus braunii strain Showa: Optimal CO2, salinity, temperature, and irradiance conditions

T Yoshimura, S Okada, M Honda - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Specific growth rates and hydrocarbon contents of Botryococcus braunii strain Showa were
measured under a wide range of CO2, salinity, temperature, and irradiance conditions. The …

Botryococcus braunii for biodiesel production

MB Tasić, LFR Pinto, BC Klein, VB Veljković… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review on microalga Botryococcus braunii (B. braunii) with an
emphasis on lipid production for possible industrial commercialization in biodiesel …

Cultivation of green alga Botryococcus braunii in raceway, circular ponds under outdoor conditions and its growth, hydrocarbon production

AR Rao, GA Ravishankar, R Sarada - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study focused on cultivation, seasonal variation in growth, hydrocarbon
production, fatty acids profiles of Botryococcus braunii (LB-572 and N-836) in raceway & …

Biodiesel yields and fuel quality as criteria for algal-feedstock selection: effects of CO2-supplementation and nutrient levels in cultures

IA Nascimento, ITD Cabanelas, JN dos Santos… - Algal Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Microalgae-oil yields and quality, associated with CO 2-fixation rates, are able to enhance
the feasibility of algal-biodiesel production and economics. Those issues were used as …

Algal lipids and their metabolism

IA Guschina, JL Harwood - Algae for biofuels and energy, 2012 - Springer
Algae exhibit superior attributes to terrestrial crop plants as bioenergy sources. Many algae
accumulate substantial amounts of non-polar lipids, mostly in the form of triacylglycerols or …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of suitable Botryococcus braunii strains for non-destructive in situ hydrocarbon extraction

C Kleinert, C Griehl - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021 - Springer
The process of milking microalgae is a promising approach to reduce the downstream costs
for the production of valuable substances from microalgae by avoiding the steps of harvest …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the effect of various environmental factors on the growth of the marine microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris

A Josephine, TS Kumar, B Surendran… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chlorella is a green single-celled alga (Bito et al., 2020) that is easily cultivable, and it
consists of 20% lipid content from dry biomass (Scarsella et al., 2010; Al-lwayzy et al., 2014) …

Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae using industrial flue gases for biodiesel production

P Kandimalla, S Desi, H Vurimindi - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
In the present study, an attempt has been made to grow microalgae Scenedesmus
quadricauda, Chlorella vulgaris and Botryococcus braunii in mixotropic cultivation mode …

Non-destructive hydrocarbon extraction from Botryococcus braunii BOT-22 (race B)

NR Moheimani, H Matsuura, MM Watanabe… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Springer
There is worldwide interest in developing algal biofuel. One main reason for the lack of
success so far in producing a sustainable transport fuel from microalgae is the high cost of …