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 …

Overview of microalgal extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and their applications

R Xiao, Y Zheng - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been studied as natural resources for a number of applications, most
particularly food, animal feed, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. In addition to …

Industrial potential of carotenoid pigments from microalgae: Current trends and future prospects

RR Ambati, D Gogisetty… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgae are rich source of various bioactive molecules such as carotenoids, lipids, fatty
acids, hydrocarbons, proteins, carbohydrates, amino acids, etc. and in recent Years …

Morphology, composition, production, processing and applications of Chlorella vulgaris: A review

C Safi, B Zebib, O Merah, PY Pontalier… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Economic and technical problems related to the reduction of petroleum resources require
the valorisation of renewable raw material. Recently, microalgae emerged as promising …

Exopolysaccharides from microalgae and cyanobacteria: diversity of strains, production strategies, and applications

C Laroche - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are photosynthetic organisms that can produce/accumulate
biomolecules with industrial interest. Among these molecules, EPSs are macromolecular …

A comprehensive review on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of biodiesel fuelled diesel engines

P Tamilselvan, N Nallusamy, S Rajkumar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Direct injection diesel engines are more popular in the automotive sector than spark ignition
(SI) engines due to its fuel lean operation. However, the demand of fossil fuel is rising day by …

The toxicity of plastic nanoparticles to green algae as influenced by surface modification, medium hardness and cellular adsorption

TM Nolte, NB Hartmann, JM Kleijn, J Garnæs… - Aquatic toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
To investigate processes possibly underlying accumulation and ecological effects of plastic
nano-particles we have characterized their interaction with the cell wall of green algae. More …

Microalgae as versatile cellular factories for valued products

M Koller, A Muhr, G Braunegg - Algal research, 2014 - Elsevier
As major part of the phytoplankton, microalgae are pivotal for the global food chain. Their
exceptional capacity for CO 2-fixation illustrates their indispensable significance to sustain …

Biological CO2 fixation with production of microalgae in wastewater–a review

SA Razzak, SAM Ali, MM Hossain, H deLasa - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biological CO 2 fixation and wastewater treatment by using microalgae has recently
received growing interest. Microalgae can be cultivated in photobioreactors by utilizing CO 2 …

Microbial engineering for the production of advanced biofuels

PP Peralta-Yahya, F Zhang, SB Del Cardayre… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Advanced biofuels produced by microorganisms have similar properties to petroleum-based
fuels, and can'drop in'to the existing transportation infrastructure. However, producing these …