Challenges in microalgal biofuel production: A perspective on techno economic feasibility under biorefinery stratagem

GV Subhash, M Rajvanshi, GRK Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapidly exhausting fossil fuels combined with the ever-increasing demand for energy led to
an ongoing search for alternative energy sources to meet the transportation, manufacturing …

Bio-based flocculants for sustainable harvesting of microalgae for biofuel production. A review

CN Ogbonna, EG Nwoba - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy is indispensable to human existence and sustains economic and individual activities
globally. The rising environmental challenges of global warming and other climate changes …

Microalgae conversion to alternative energy, operating environment and economic footprint: An influential approach towards energy conversion, and management

RK Goswami, K Agrawal, HM Upadhyaya… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae (MA) biorefinery is a vital platform for the conversion of biomass into biofuels,
biomaterials, and bioactive substances and it can remediate the pollutant from the …

Co-liquefaction of mixed biomass feedstocks for bio-oil production: a critical review

Q Li, X Yuan, X Hu, E Meers, HC Ong, WH Chen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquefaction is an attractive technology for converting biomass into bio-oil without the
requirement for drying feedstock, and the process can be conducted at relatively low …

Chlorella vulgaris cultivation in pilot-scale to treat real swine wastewater and mitigate carbon dioxide for sustainable biodiesel production by direct enzymatic …

D Xie, X Ji, Y Zhou, J Dai, Y He, H Sun, Z Guo… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study firstly addressed real swine wastewater (RSW) treatment by an indigenous
Chlorella vulgaris MBFJNU-1 in 5-m 3 outdoor open raceway ponds and then direct …

Advances in upgradation of pyrolysis bio-oil and biochar towards improvement in bio-refinery economics: A comprehensive review

S Gupta, P Mondal, VB Borugadda, AK Dalai - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Depletion of fossil fuel reserves and ever-increasing energy demands necessitates
exploring green and renewable biofuels. Though biomass-based fuels have the potential to …

From microalgae to bioenergy: Identifying optimally integrated biorefinery pathways and harvest scheduling under uncertainties in predicted climate

JY Lim, SY Teng, BS How, KJ Nam, SK Heo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
An emerging renewable energy source from living organisms, microalgae are recognized for
its remarkable energy content and continuously receiving interest with a great potential in …

Optimization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultivation with simultaneous CO2 sequestration and biofuels production in a biorefinery framework

S Banerjee, A Ray, D Das - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Algal biomass is regarded as a sustainable energy feedstock for the future. Enhancement of
the biomass and metabolite production of microalgae increases the economic feasibility of …

BOD and COD removal in vinasses from sugarcane alcoholic distillation by Chlorella vulgaris: Environmental evaluation

MF Soto, CA Diaz, AM Zapata, JC Higuita - Biochemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fermentation of sugarcane-derived liquors for ethanol production produces a liquid waste
called vinasse, which is highly contaminant and constitutes a serious ecological problem …

Comprehensive assessment of the microalgae-nitrifying bacteria competition in microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems: Relevant factors, evaluation …

J González-Camejo, S Aparicio, M Pachés, L Borrás… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their capacity to assimilate carbon dioxide and nutrients, microalgae-based
cultivation systems have emerged as a green solution for intensive wastewater treatment …