Competitive algae biodiesel depends on advances in mass algae cultivation

J Maroušek, A Maroušková, B Gavurová, D Tuček… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this review was to study why, despite large investments in research and
development, algae biodiesel is still not price competitive with fossil fuels. Microalgal …

Integrated culture and harvest systems for improved microalgal biomass production and wastewater treatment

KX Huang, A Vadiveloo, JL Zhou, L Yang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae cultivation in wastewater has received much attention as an environmentally
sustainable approach. However, commercial application of this technique is challenging due …

Advancements of microalgal upstream technologies: Bioengineering and application aspects in the paradigm of circular bioeconomy

WH Leong, H Rawindran, F Ameen, MM Alam, YH Chai… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy transition has brought the attention towards microalgae utilization as
potential feedstock due to its tremendous capabilities over its predecessors for generating …

Nutrients in a circular economy: role of urine separation and treatment

W Sohn, J Jiang, S Phuntsho, Y Choden, HK Shon - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing global population, over the last few decades, brought about the rise in
synthetic fertiliser market prices along with explosive agricultural demand. Source …

Microalgae as next generation plant growth additives: Functions, applications, challenges and circular bioeconomy based solutions

P Parmar, R Kumar, Y Neha, V Srivatsan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable agriculture practices involve the application of environment-friendly plant
growth promoters and additives that do not negatively impact the health of the ecosystem …

Energy balance and life cycle assessments in producing microalgae biodiesel via a continuous microalgal-bacterial photobioreactor loaded with wastewater

WH Leong, JW Lim, H Rawindran, CS Liew, MK Lam… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessments of microalgal cultivation systems are often conducted to evaluate the
sustainability and feasibility factors of the entire production chain. Unlike widely reported …

Microalgae-enabled wastewater remediation and nutrient recovery through membrane photobioreactors: recent achievements and future perspective

PS Goh, NA Ahmad, JW Lim, YY Liang, HS Kang… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of microalgae for wastewater remediation and nutrient recovery answers the call for
a circular bioeconomy, which involves waste resource utilization and ecosystem protection …

A review of the strategy to promote microalgae value in CO2 conversion-lipid enrichment-biodiesel production

H Liu, TJ Liu, HW Guo, YJ Wang, R Ji, LL Kang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, remain the main source of global energy
supply. Not only the storage capacity is limited, but also the use of the ecological …

Potential nutrient recovery from source-separated urine through hybrid membrane bioreactor and membrane capacitive deionisation

J Jiang, P Dorji, U Badeti, W Sohn, S Freguia… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Human urine is rich in nutrients and an important source of fertilisers, especially when
source-separated urine is available. Due to the increasing focus on the need for nutrient …

Algae-based membrane bioreactors: A mini review on their progress and processes for wastewater treatment

WSK Abudaqqa, CMR Madhuranthakam… - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Algal-based membrane bioreactors (AMBRs) have recently received extensive research
interest as a cutting-edge water and wastewater treatment technology, offering potential …