Commercialization of microalgal biofuels is not yet attained even after plentiful of research
and extensive scientific projects. Expending the cost and energy for producing single …

Highlights•Biofuel will play an important role in meeting the world's energy need in the
future.•First generation biofuels cannot replace fossil fuel due to competition with food …

Nowadays, reducing the environmental impact of biorefinery is a common concern of
scholars. life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely used method to evaluate the environmental …

This editorial discusses the contributions of the papers belonging to the virtual special issue
(VSI) of Energy Reports dedicated to the series of four SDEWES Conferences on …

This work is part of a LIFE project to treat urban wastewater from Águas da Figueira (AdF,
Figueira da Foz, PT) using a vertical tubular photobioreactor (PBR) prototype (150 L), to be …

Over the last decades, microalgae have gained a commendable role in the rising field of
biofuel production as they do not compete with food supply, reduce greenhouse gases …

Advanced Biofuels steadily developed during recent year, with several highly innovative
processes and technologies explored at various scales: among these, lignocellulosic …

The objective of this paper is to characterize the elemental composition, chemical
compounds, oxidative aging and the compatibility of bio-asphalt modified with bio-oil. A …

Joint efforts and interdisciplinary approach are proper means to face the issue of global
warming. An adequate response should be to employ state of the art scientific knowledge for …

CO 2 biofixation was investigated using tubular bioreactors (15 and 1.5 l) either in the
presence of green algae Chlorella vulgaris or Nannochloropsis gaditana. The cultivation …