A state of the art review on the cultivation of algae for energy and other valuable products: application, challenges, and opportunities

BR Kumar, T Mathimani, MP Sudhakar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Algae have long been investigated as a plausible reserve of several biofuel and bioactive
compounds attributed to their fast-growing characteristics, shorter doubling time, and …

Medium chain carboxylic acids from complex organic feedstocks by mixed culture fermentation

V De Groof, M Coma, T Arnot, DJ Leak, AB Lanham - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental pressures caused by population growth and consumerism require the
development of resource recovery from waste, hence a circular economy approach. The …

Bioeconomy strategies: Contexts, visions, guiding implementation principles and resulting debates

R Meyer - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, bioeconomy policies, guided by integrated bioeconomy strategies,
have developed. This paper presents a systematic and comparative analysis of official …

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 …

A synthetic, light-driven consortium of cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria enables stable polyhydroxybutyrate production

TL Weiss, EJ Young, DC Ducat - Metabolic engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
We previously reported that Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, engineered with the
sucrose transporter CscB, can export up to 85% of its photosynthetically-fixed carbon as …

Integrated techno-economic assessment of a biorefinery process: The high-end valorization of the lignocellulosic fraction in wood streams

M Tschulkow, T Compernolle, S Van den Bosch… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new lignin-first biorefinery with a reductive catalytic fractionation process, which targets the
valorization of the lignin and the carbohydrate fraction into higher value end-products, is …

Integrated algal biorefineries from process systems engineering aspects: a review

W Wu, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In the light of microalgae rich in proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, development of multi-
product biorefinery from microalgae has become a promising approach towards …

Integrated techno-economic and environmental analysis of butadiene production from biomass

S Farzad, MA Mandegari, JF Görgens - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, lignocellulose biorefineries annexed to a typical sugar mill were investigated to
produce either ethanol (EtOH) or 1, 3-butadiene (BD), utilizing bagasse and trash as …

Multi‐criteria analysis of a biorefinery for co‐production of lactic acid and ethanol from sugarcane lignocellulose

MA Mandegari, S Farzad… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biorefineries are regarded as a key enabler to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable
and low carbon bioeconomy. In this study, alternative lignocellulose biorefineries annexed …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biorenewables-resource-waste systems and modelling

M Guo, C Wu, S Chapman, X Yu, T Vinestock… - Carbon Capture Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation to a resource-circular bio-economy offers a mechanism to mitigate
climate change and environmental degradation. As advanced bioeconomy components …