Algal biomass valorization for biofuel production and carbon sequestration: a review

A Sarwer, SM Hamed, AI Osman, F Jamil… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The world is experiencing an energy crisis and environmental issues due to the depletion of
fossil fuels and the continuous increase in carbon dioxide concentrations. Microalgal …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

Current progress and perspective of heterogeneous nanocatalytic transesterification towards biodiesel production from edible and inedible feedstock: A review

N Ghosh, G Halder - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Ever-increasing pollution, high surge in energy demand and depletion of fossil fuel reserves
has triggered the issue of non-uniform supply and demand of conventional fuels. This issue …

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 …

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 …

Algae in wastewater treatment, mechanism, and application of biomass for production of value-added product

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, RF Turco, Z Aminikhoei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollutants can enter water bodies at various point and non-point sources, and
wastewater discharge remains a major pathway. Wastewater treatment effectively reduces …

A critical review of the use of nanomaterials in the biomass pyrolysis process

A Shafizadeh, H Rastegari, H Shahbeik, H Mobli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bio-oil produced from the biomass pyrolysis process requires complex and expensive
upgrading before being used in existing energy/chemical systems. The catalytic pyrolysis …

Techno-economic analysis of microalgae cultivation for commercial sustainability: A state-of-the-art review

A Bhatt, M Khanchandani, MS Rana… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Techno-economic analysis (TEA) has been widely utilized to evaluate the commercial
viability of different microalgae cultivation systems, including open raceway ponds …

Insights into the genetic and metabolic engineering approaches to enhance the competence of microalgae as biofuel resource: a review

A Brar, M Kumar, T Soni, V Vivekanand… - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional fuel resources are overburden with speedy global energy demand which
ensued the urgent need of alternate energy resources. Biofuel generation efficiency of …