Production of biofuels from microalgae-A review on cultivation, harvesting, lipid extraction, and numerous applications of microalgae

MK Enamala, S Enamala, M Chavali… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The concern regarding alternate sources of energy is mounting day-by-day due to the effect
of pollution that is damaging the environment. Algae are a diverse group of aquatic …

Membrane technology enhancement in oil–water separation. A review

M Padaki, RS Murali, MS Abdullah, N Misdan… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane separation processes have become an emerging technology for the treatment of
oily wastewater due to high oil removal efficiency and relatively facile operational process …

Cellulose nanofiber-poly (ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposite membrane from waste materials for treatment of petroleum industry wastewater

C Bhuyan, A Konwar, P Bora, P Rajguru… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Petroleum industry wastewater contains high level of crude oil and other types of organic
substances that can cause immense harm to the agriculture, aquatic as well as terrestrial …

Recent development in the treatment of oily sludge from petroleum industry: a review

G Hu, J Li, G Zeng - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Oily sludge is one of the most significant solid wastes generated in the petroleum industry. It
is a complex emulsion of various petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), water, heavy metals, and …

Use of membrane distillation for oily wastewater treatment–a review

S Kalla - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The treatment of oil or surfactant-containing wastewater emitted from diverse sources is
imperative to meet the ever-growing requirement of clean and drinking water. Membrane …

Biohydrogen production: strategies to improve process efficiency through microbial routes

K Chandrasekhar, YJ Lee, DW Lee - International journal of molecular …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The current fossil fuel-based generation of energy has led to large-scale industrial
development. However, the reliance on fossil fuels leads to the significant depletion of …

Biomass gasification in a downdraft fixed-bed gasifier: Optimization of operating conditions

R Jahromi, M Rezaei, SH Samadi, H Jahromi - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, a CFD model was developed for the biomass gasification process in a
downdraft fixed-bed gasifier. Sugarcane bagasse was used as feedstock in gasification …

Bioelectrochemical methane (CH4) production in anaerobic digestion at different supplemental voltages

KS Choi, S Kondaveeti, B Min - Bioresource Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) at various cell voltages (0.5, 0.7 1.0 and 1.5 V) were
operated in anaerobic fermentation. During the start-up period, the cathode potential …

Bacterial community shift and hydrocarbon transformation during bioremediation of short-term petroleum-contaminated soil

M Wu, X Ye, K Chen, W Li, J Yuan, X Jiang - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the impact of bioaugmentation plus
biostimulation (BR, added both nutrients and bacterial consortia), and natural attenuation …

Short chain and medium chain fatty acids production using food waste under non-augmented and bio-augmented conditions

MV Reddy, S Hayashi, D Choi, H Cho… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioprocess for conversion of ethanol and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) into medium chain
fatty acids (MCFAs) is termed as microbial chain elongation. MCFAs are saturated …