Continuous cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors as a source of renewable energy: Current status and future challenges

AP Peter, AK Koyande, KW Chew, SH Ho… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are promising sustainable energy sources for biodiesel production due to their
rapid photosynthesis growth rate and capacity to be cultivated in wastewater, seawater, or …

A review on the use of microalgal consortia for wastewater treatment

AL Gonçalves, JCM Pires, M Simões - Algal Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of anthropogenic activities has led to an excessive disposal of wastes into
water bodies, thus reducing water quality and damaging aquatic ecosystems. To avoid 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 …

Recent progress in microalgal biomass production coupled with wastewater treatment for biofuel generation

ES Salama, MB Kurade, RAI Abou-Shanab… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a potential source of sustainable biomass feedstock for biofuel generation,
and can proliferate under versatile environmental conditions. Mass cultivation of microalgae …

Synergy of biofuel production with waste remediation along with value-added co-products recovery through microalgae cultivation: A review of membrane-integrated …

R Kumar, AK Ghosh, P Pal - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of advanced biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel from
renewable resources is critical for the earth's sustainable management and to slow down the …

Microalgae-based biofuels, resource recovery and wastewater treatment: a pathway towards sustainable biorefinery

F Javed, M Aslam, N Rashid, Z Shamair, AL Khan… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Intense utilization of natural fuel resources is threatening the global environment and
societal sustainability. It triggers up the need for finding environmental-friendly and …

Continuous microalgae cultivation in aquaculture wastewater by a membrane photobioreactor for biomass production and nutrients removal

F Gao, C Li, ZH Yang, GM Zeng, LJ Feng, J Liu… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
An efficient continuous microalgae cultivation process for biomass production and nutrients
removal from aquaculture wastewater was developed using a membrane photobioreactor …

Membrane technology in microalgae cultivation and harvesting: a review

MR Bilad, HA Arafat, IFJ Vankelecom - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane processes have long been applied in different stages of microalgae cultivation
and processing. These processes include microfiltration, ultrafiltration, dialysis, forward …

Microalgae bioremediation: A perspective towards wastewater treatment along with industrial carotenoids production

R Kalra, S Gaur, M Goel - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are natural pigments known for their various health benefits for humans
together with various other applications in diverse industries. Considering the high market …

A review of membrane fouling and its control in algal-related membrane processes

Y Liao, A Bokhary, E Maleki, B Liao - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane technologies have received much attention in microalgae biorefinery for nutrients
removal from wastewater, carbon dioxide abatement from the air as well as the production of …