A critical review of pretreatment technologies to enhance anaerobic digestion and energy recovery

MR Atelge, AE Atabani, JR Banu, D Krisa, M Kaya… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogas production from different waste resources still has limitations due to its complex
structure and slowly biodegradable nature. To improve methane yield and anaerobic …

A critical review on anaerobic digestion of microalgae and macroalgae and co-digestion of biomass for enhanced methane generation

RG Saratale, G Kumar, R Banu, A Xia… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biogas production using algal resources has been widely studied as a green and alternative
renewable technology. This review provides an extended overview of recent advances in …

Microorganisms and enzymes used in the biological pretreatment of the substrate to enhance biogas production: A review

M Ferdeș, MN Dincă, G Moiceanu, BȘ Zăbavă… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass (LC biomass) prior to the anaerobic digestion
(AD) process is a mandatory step to improve feedstock biodegradability and biogas …

Biorefinery of spent coffee grounds waste: Viable pathway towards circular bioeconomy

JR Banu, S Kavitha, RY Kannah, MD Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The circular bioeconomy plan is an innovative research based scheme intended for
augmenting the complete utilization and management of bio-based resources in a …

A review on current advances in the energy and cost effective pretreatments of algal biomass: Enhancement in liquefaction and biofuel recovery

S Kavitha, R Gondi, RY Kannah, G Kumar… - Bioresource technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The main downside of utilizing algal biomass for biofuel production is the rigid cell wall
which confines the availability of soluble organics to hydrolytic microbes during biofuel …

Recent advances on food waste pretreatment technology via microalgae for source of polyhydroxyalkanoates

JWR Chong, GY Yew, KS Khoo, SH Ho… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable and biocompatible polyester which are
biosynthesized from the intracellular cells of microalgae through the cultivation of organic …

Potential of two-stage cultivation in microalgae biofuel production

S Nagappan, S Devendran, PC Tsai, HU Dahms… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a group of microorganisms considered to be a potential source of next-
generation biofuel owing to high photosynthetic rate. However, biofuel compounds including …

A review on anaerobic digestion of energy and cost effective microalgae pretreatment for biogas production

RY Kannah, S Kavitha, OP Karthikeyan, ER Rene… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae is considered as a renewable and sustainable biomass to produce bioenergy
and other high-value products. Besides, the cultivation of microalgae does not need any …

Macroalgae-derived biohydrogen production: biorefinery and circular bioeconomy

MD Kumar, S Kavitha, VK Tyagi, M Rajkumar… - Biomass Conversion …, 2021 - Springer
Algae is considered as a promising third-generation biofuel feedstock. Macroalgae is an
efficient source of biomass for biohydrogen production. Biohydrogen (H 2) is believed as a …

Integrated biorefinery routes of biohydrogen: Possible utilization of acidogenic fermentative effluent

JR Banu, G Ginni, S Kavitha, RY Kannah… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biohydrogen production and integration possibilities are vital towards hydrogen economy
and sustainability of the environment. Acidogenic fermentation is acquiring great interest …