Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: current challenges and prospects

GF Mota, IG de Sousa, ALB de Oliveira… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive demand for fossil fuels has caused severe environmental impacts, such as
GHG-related effects and widespread pollution. Firstly, it is essential to identify the main …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of wastewaters by microalgae and the potential applications of the produced biomass—a review

H Al-Jabri, P Das, S Khan, M Thaher, M AbdulQuadir - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The treatment of different types of wastewater by physicochemical or biological (non-
microalgal) methods could often be either inefficient or energy-intensive. Microalgae are …

Anaerobic digestate as a low-cost nutrient source for sustainable microalgae cultivation: A way forward through waste valorization approach

CC Chong, YW Cheng, S Ishak, MK Lam… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
To suffice the escalating global energy demand, microalgae are deemed as high potential
surrogate feedstocks for liquid fuels. The major encumbrance for the commercialization of …

Current advances in biological swine wastewater treatment using microalgae-based processes

D Nagarajan, A Kusmayadi, HW Yen, CD Dong… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an exponential increase in swine farms around the world to meet the increasing
demand for proteins, resulting in a significant amount of swine/piggery wastewater. The …

Towards high-quality biodiesel production from microalgae using original and anaerobically-digested livestock wastewater

G Li, J Zhang, H Li, R Hu, X Yao, Y Liu, Y Zhou, T Lyu - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we conducted proof-of-concept research towards the simultaneous treatment of
livestock wastewater and the generation of high-quality biodiesel, through microalgae …

New opportunities for agricultural digestate valorization: current situation and perspectives

F Monlau, C Sambusiti, E Ficara, A Aboulkas… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In the agricultural sector of many European countries, biogas production through anaerobic
digestion (AD) is becoming a very fast-growing market. AD is a simple and robust process …

[HTML][HTML] Ammonium utilization in microalgae: A sustainable method for wastewater treatment

G Salbitani, S Carfagna - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In plant cells, ammonium is considered the most convenient nitrogen source for cell
metabolism. However, despite ammonium being the preferred N form for microalgae, at …

Microalgal cultivation in treating liquid digestate from biogas systems

A Xia, JD Murphy - Trends in Biotechnology, 2016 - cell.com
Biogas production via anaerobic digestion (AD) has rapidly developed in recent years. In
addition to biogas, digestate is an important byproduct. Liquid digestate is the major fraction …

Biorefinery of anaerobic digestate in a circular bioeconomy: Opportunities, challenges and perspectives

M Malhotra, K Aboudi, L Pisharody, A Singh… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the ever-increasing size of anaerobic digesters (AD), the management and disposal of
digestate have become a challenging task for AD operators. Anaerobic digestate is rich in …

Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities

WAV Stiles, D Styles, SP Chapman, S Esteves… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Managing organic waste streams is a major challenge for the agricultural industry.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic wastes is a preferred option in the waste management …