Energy applications of ionic liquids: recent developments and future prospects

T Zhou, C Gui, L Sun, Y Hu, H Lyu, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties,
making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related …

Current advances in microalgae harvesting and lipid extraction processes for improved biodiesel production: A review

S Vasistha, A Khanra, M Clifford, MP Rai - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been considered as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production, since its
cultivation uses less land than other traditional oil crops and has a higher growth rate. A …

Strategies to produce cost-effective third-generation biofuel from microalgae

N Rafa, SF Ahmed, IA Badruddin, M Mofijur… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Third-generation biofuel produced from microalgae is a viable solution to global energy
insecurity and climate change. Despite an annual current global algal biomass production of …

Microalgae biomolecules: Extraction, separation and purification methods

PS Corrêa, WG Morais Junior, AA Martins, NS Caetano… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Several microalgae species have been exploited due to their great biotechnological
potential for the production of a range of biomolecules that can be applied in a large variety …

Green technology for the industrial production of biofuels and bioproducts from microalgae: a review

DYY Tang, GY Yew, AK Koyande, KW Chew… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Rise in human population and gradual decline in fossil fuels are increasing the demand for
fuels and causing an upsurge in fuel prices and global warming. Concomitantly, consumers …

Strategies and challenges to enhance commercial viability of algal biorefineries for biofuel production

M Kashyap, S Chakraborty, A Kumari, A Rai… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise in energy consumption would quadruple in the coming century and the, existing
energy resources might be insufficient to meet the demand of the growing population. An …

Techniques of lipid extraction from microalgae for biofuel production: a review

SY Lee, I Khoiroh, DVN Vo, P Senthil Kumar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Microalgae are feedstocks for production of carbon-neutral biofuels. Efforts have been
performed to market microalgae biofuels, yet the production of microalgae biofuel remains a …

Emergent green technologies for cost-effective valorization of microalgal biomass to renewable fuel products under a biorefinery scheme

RJ Wicker, G Kumar, E Khan, A Bhatnagar - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic is forcing radical change in the global energy economy. All
energy sectors have experienced profound economic contraction in 2020, with the notable …

The advances and limitations in biodiesel production: feedstocks, oil extraction methods, production, and environmental life cycle assessment

K Pikula, A Zakharenko, A Stratidakis… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Although fossil fuels remain the main source of energy, the volume of renewable sources of
energy is constantly increasing. Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel due to the number …

Process Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Chlorophyll, Carotenoid and Phenolic Compounds from Chlorella vulgaris and Comparison with …

I Georgiopoulou, S Tzima, V Louli, K Magoulas - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of bioactive products from microalgae biomass with efficient and
environmentally friendly technologies is a field of great research interest. The present work …