Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges

M Kumar, Y Sun, R Rathour, A Pandey… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current review explores the potential application of algal biomass for the production of
biofuels and bio-based products. The variety of processes and pathways through which bio …

Biological pretreatment for algal biomass feedstock for biofuel production

S Bhushan, U Jayakrishnan, B Shree, P Bhatt… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Addressing the ever-increasing global demand and limiting the dependency on exhaustible
fossil fuels led to the foundation for renewable energy research. Biomass obtained from …

Microalgae-based removal of pollutants from wastewaters: Occurrence, toxicity and circular economy

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, K Bhatt, H Simsek - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The natural and anthropogenic sources of water bodies are contaminated with diverse
categories of pollutants such as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, heavy metals …

From lignocellulosic biomass to levulinic acid: A review on acid-catalyzed hydrolysis

S Kang, J Fu, G Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …

Microalgae to biofuels:'Promising'alternative and renewable energy, review

ES Shuba, D Kifle - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of human population has led to mounting energy demands, which is
projected to increase by 50% or more by 2030. The natural petroleum can not catch-up the …

A review of the potentials, challenges and current status of microalgae biomass applications in industrial wastewater treatment

AFM Udaiyappan, HA Hasan, MS Takriff… - Journal of Water …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wastewaters from agro-industrial and industrial sources have significant organic matter
contents, and some also contain oil and grease, heavy metals and toxic chemicals. Limits …

Microalgae-based carbohydrates for biofuel production

CY Chen, XQ Zhao, HW Yen, SH Ho, CL Cheng… - Biochemical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered as the most promising renewable feedstock for biofuel
production and biorefineries, due to their advantages of fast growth, efficient carbon dioxide …

Effects of environmental factors and nutrient availability on the biochemical composition of algae for biofuels production: a review

A Juneja, RM Ceballos, GS Murthy - Energies, 2013 - mdpi.com
Due to significant lipid and carbohydrate production as well as other useful properties such
as high production of useful biomolecular substrates (eg, lipids) and the ability to grow using …

Bioethanol production using carbohydrate-rich microalgae biomass as feedstock

SH Ho, SW Huang, CY Chen, T Hasunuma… - Bioresource …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the potential of using a carbohydrate-rich microalga Chlorella
vulgaris FSP-E as feedstock for bioethanol production via various hydrolysis strategies and …

Macroalgae for biofuels production: Progress and perspectives

H Chen, D Zhou, G Luo, S Zhang, J Chen - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
Algae is a very promising source for renewable energy production since it can fix the
greenhouse gas (CO 2) by photosynthesis and does not compete with the production of …