Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges

M Kumar, Y Sun, R Rathour, A Pandey… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current review explores the potential application of algal biomass for the production of
biofuels and bio-based products. The variety of processes and pathways through which bio …

The use of microalgae and cyanobacteria in the improvement of agricultural practices: a review on their biofertilising, biostimulating and biopesticide roles

AL Gonçalves - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increase in worldwide population observed in the last decades has contributed to an
increased demand for food supplies, which can only be attained through an improvement in …

Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives

ET Kostas, JMM Adams, HA Ruiz… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The imminent need for transition to a circular bioeconomy, based on the valorisation of
renewable biomass feedstocks, will ameliorate global challenges induced by climate …

Sub-and supercritical fluid extraction of bioactive compounds from plants, food-by-products, seaweeds and microalgae–An update

R Gallego, M Bueno, M Herrero - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Following our previous reviews, this manuscript presents an updated perspective on the use
of compressed fluids, mainly under sub-and supercritical conditions, for the extraction of …

Citrus processing wastes: Environmental impacts, recent advances, and future perspectives in total valorization

B Satari, K Karimi - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
The recent advances and future perspectives in the complete valorization of citrus
processing waste (CPW), a by-product of citrus processing industries, are presented in this …

Green synthesis of nanoparticles for the remediation of contaminated waters and soils: Constituents, synthesizing methods, and influencing factors

Y Wang, D O'connor, Z Shen, IMC Lo… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diverse types of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed, including products
used for the remediation of contaminated waters and soils. However, conventional NP …

Microwave-assisted extraction for microalgae: from biofuels to biorefinery

RV Kapoore, TO Butler, J Pandhal, S Vaidyanathan - Biology, 2018 - mdpi.com
The commercial reality of bioactive compounds and oil production from microalgal species is
constrained by the high cost of production. Downstream processing, which includes …

Extraction of value-added components from food industry based and agro-forest biowastes by deep eutectic solvents

M Jablonský, A Škulcová, A Malvis, J Šima - Journal of biotechnology, 2018 - Elsevier
The scientific community, experts in technology and marketing have been seeking cost-
competitive and green solvents with good dissolving capacity for the valorisation of biomass …

Potentialities and limits of some non-thermal technologies to improve sustainability of food processing

L Picart-Palmade, C Cunault, D Chevalier-Lucia… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the whole food production chain, from the farm to the fork, food manufacturing steps have
a large environmental impact. Despite significant efforts made to optimize heat recovery or …

Germination screen for microalgae-generated plant growth biostimulants

Z Rupawalla, L Shaw, IL Ross, S Schmidt, B Hankamer… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenhouse (controlled environments) horticulture is expected to rise to~ USD 30 billion by
2023. In such climate-controlled systems, crop yields can increase~ 10-fold compared with …