Sustainable growth of solar drying technologies: Advancing the use of thermal energy storage for domestic and industrial applications

VV Tyagi, SK Pathak, K Chopra, A Saxena… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modern technology has advanced the development of solar dryers, utilizing solar radiation
to efficiently remove moisture from various materials, including agricultural products, textiles …

[HTML][HTML] Review Microalgae Drying: A Comprehensive Exploration from Conventional Air Drying to Microwave Drying Methods

A Hernández, M González-Moya, A Márquez… - Future Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
Drying microalgae is an important step in optimising their use in numerous industrial sectors
since it reduces moisture content while conserving vital components. This method is very …

Bubble column photobioreactor (BCPR) for cultivating microalgae and microalgal consortium (Co-CC) with additional CO2 supply for enhancing biomass, lipid, and …

K Mathivanan, F Ameen, R Zhang, G Ravi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study has designed and developed a 5 L bubble column photobioreactor
(BCPR) to investigate two microalgal strains Chlorella sp. S-01, Chlorella sp. S-02 and their …

Assessing the benefits of Chlorella vulgaris microalgal biodiesel for internal combustion engines: Energy and exergy analyses

MM Al-Ansari, L Al-Humaid, ND Al-Dahmash… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is proven to be an effective replacement for fossil fuels, and ongoing research
aims to improve its quality. One method for this improvement is by adding nanoparticles to …

Phycoremediation of textile and tannery industrial effluents using microalgae and their consortium for biodiesel production

C Arutselvan, G Narchonai, A Pugazhendhi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The study reveals the treatment of textile and tannery effluents using freshwater microalgal
strains, Chlorella vulgaris (NRMC-F 0128), Scenedesmus dimorphus (NRMC-F 0178) …

Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) in the statistical evaluation of biodiesel production from the neutral lipids of the Coelastrella-Nannochloropsis …

K Mathivanan, F Ameen, R Zhang, E Rakesh - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The paramount challenge in economically workable microalgal biodiesel production is the
selection of a competent catalyst to improve the fatty acid methyl ester yield with desirable …

Biodiesel production from the Scenedesmus sp. and utilization of pigment from de-oiled biomass as sensitizer in the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) for performance …

N Kalaiselvan, MM Al-Ansari, T Mathimani - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using algal photosynthetic pigments has got rampant
attention as it converts sunlight into electricity. Therefore, in this present research, the neutral …

Multifarious extraction methodologies for ameliorating lipid recovery from algae

M Sneha, S Sowmya, M Premalatha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amongst the current alternatives, algae were proven to be a promising source of biofuel,
which is renewable and capable of meeting world demand for transportation fuels. However …

Sugar cane bagasse hydrolysate (SBH) as a lucrative carbon supplement to upgrade the lipid and fatty acid production in Chlorococcum sp. for biodiesel through an …

A Pugazhendhi, A Sharma, TS Ahamed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cost is the crucial impediment in commercializing microalgal biodiesel. Therefore,
cultivating microalgae in cost-effective nutrients reduces the upstream process cost …

Urea-N influences biomass yield, neutral lipids accumulation, and unsaturated fatty acid production in photoautotrophically grown microalga Chlorella sp

RM Alharbi - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgal cultivation using cost-effective nutrients is found to decrease the biodiesel
production cost significantly. Therefore, in this study, various nitrogen sources namely …