A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production

M Athar, S Zaidi - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the dwindling crude oil resources and the detrimental environmental effects of toxic
emissions from conventional diesel, biodiesel has gained importance over the last few years …

Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: A critical review

BHH Goh, HC Ong, MY Cheah, WH Chen, KL Yu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae has been identified as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production since its
cultivation requires less cropland compared to conventional oil crops and the high growth …

Microalgae-based removal of pollutants from wastewaters: Occurrence, toxicity and circular economy

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, K Bhatt, H Simsek - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The natural and anthropogenic sources of water bodies are contaminated with diverse
categories of pollutants such as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, heavy metals …

Algae in wastewater treatment, mechanism, and application of biomass for production of value-added product

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, RF Turco, Z Aminikhoei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollutants can enter water bodies at various point and non-point sources, and
wastewater discharge remains a major pathway. Wastewater treatment effectively reduces …

Co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass with other carbonaceous materials: A review on advance technologies, synergistic effect, and future prospectus

WH Chen, C Naveen, PK Ghodke, AK Sharma… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the continuous rise in population, modernization, and industrialization, the demand
for energy is increasing day by day, resulting in serious issues such as fossil fuel depletion …

Trends in dye industry effluent treatment and recovery of value added products

S Varjani, P Rakholiya, T Shindhal, AV Shah… - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increased population and industrialization generate a large number of organic pollutants
that create problems on the planet earth. The level of freshwater is reducing which has …

Bioremediation of textile wastewater and successive biodiesel production using microalgae

T Fazal, A Mushtaq, F Rehman, AU Khan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgal biodiesel has emerged as an environment friendly alternative to the existing
fossil fuels. The commercial production of this biodiesel is still challenging due to several …

Machine learning technology in biohydrogen production from agriculture waste: recent advances and future perspectives

AK Sharma, PK Ghodke, N Goyal, S Nethaji… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural waste biomass has shown great potential to deliver green energy produced by
biochemical and thermochemical conversion processes to mitigate future energy crises …

Microalgae based biorefinery promoting circular bioeconomy-techno economic and life-cycle analysis

JR Banu, S Kavitha, M Gunasekaran, G Kumar - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae are source of third generation biofuel having the key advantage of high lipid
productivity. In recent times, biorefinery is seen as promising option to further reduce the …

Life cycle evaluation of microalgae biofuels production: Effect of cultivation system on energy, carbon emission and cost balance analysis

YK Dasan, MK Lam, S Yusup, JW Lim… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid depletion of fossil fuels and ever-increasing environmental pollution have forced
humankind to look for a renewable energy source. Microalgae, a renewable biomass …