Integrating first, second, and third generation biorefineries: Incorporating microalgae into the sugarcane biorefinery

J Moncada, JA Tamayo, CA Cardona - Chemical Engineering Science, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, it was discussed the possibilities of integrating biorefineries based on different
generations of feedstock. The potential of using CO 2-rich streams was analyzed for the …

[HTML][HTML] Cultivation of microalgae for biofuel production: coupling with sugarcane-processing factories

DT Zewdie, AY Ali - Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite their potential as biofuel resources, large-scale production of biofuels
from microalgae is still uncertain primarily due to a lack of feasibility of the process and that it …

Design and analysis of a second and third generation biorefinery: The case of castorbean and microalgae

J Moncada, CA Cardona, LE Rincón - Bioresource Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, a biorefinery system including castor bean seeds and microalgae is used as a
case study to evaluate the integration of second and third generation biorefineries. A …

Using microalgae to produce liquid transportation biodiesel: what is next?

L Zhu, YK Nugroho, SR Shakeel, Z Li… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
In response to the energy crisis, global warming and climate changes, microalgae have
received increasingly global attention as a renewable, alternative and sustainable source for …

Realization process of microalgal biorefinery: the optional approach toward carbon net-zero emission

Y Wang, S Yang, J Liu, J Wang, M Xiao, Q Liang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission has already become a dire threat to the human
race and Earth's ecology. Microalgae are recommended to be engineered as CO 2 fixers in …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic analysis of a microalgae-based biorefinery network for biofuels and value-added products

GM Figueroa-Torres, C Theodoropoulos - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Biorefineries have the potential to become economically competitive through the exploitation
of all biomass conversion scenarios. This study presents a technoeconomic assessment of a …

Biorefinery as a promising approach to promote microalgae industry: An innovative framework

L Zhu - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
In response to energy crisis, global warming and climate changes, microalgae have
received a great deal of interest as a biofuel feedstock. However, the development of …

Integration of microalgae production with industrial biofuel facilities: A critical review

BC Klein, A Bonomi, R Maciel Filho - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a promising aquatic culture for supplying biofuels and other bioproducts in
the near-to medium-term. For this potential to develop into reality, an interesting alternative …

Sustainability of carbon delivery to an algal biorefinery: a techno-economic and life-cycle assessment

MD Somers, JC Quinn - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2019 - Elsevier
Supplementation of carbon is critical for high productivity cultivation of most microalgae.
Moreover, using microalgae for atmospheric CO 2 mitigation to combat climate change is …

Review on wastewater treatment by microalgae in different cultivation systems and its importance in biodiesel production

C Arutselvan, H kumar Seenivasan, FL Oscar… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
As the world's population grows, so does the amount of wastewater produced, as well as the
demand for energy. Furthermore, the combustion of fossil fuels for energy production emits …