Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

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 …

An overview on advancements in biobased transesterification methods for biodiesel production: Oil resources, extraction, biocatalysts, and process intensification …

SK Bhatia, RK Bhatia, JM Jeon, A Pugazhendhi… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a non-toxic renewable energy source that is gaining attention globally owing to
its direct applicability in preexisting engines without any modification. Various technologies …

Critical review on third generation micro algae biodiesel production and its feasibility as future bioenergy for IC engine applications

A Jacob, B Ashok, A Alagumalai, OH Chyuan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Third generation micro algae feedstock cultivation and fuel production have sustainable and
economic benefits due to their microscopic nature. Each process in the production of micro …

[HTML][HTML] A review on biodiesel feedstocks and production technologies

AS Elgharbawy, W Sadik, OM Sadek… - Journal of the Chilean …, 2021 - SciELO Chile
Biodiesel is a long-chain fatty acid ester made from renewed and biological raw materials
such as used cooking, animal fat, vegetable oil, and algae. Biodiesel is a renewable and …

Review of water treatment methods with a focus on energy consumption

M Grzegorzek, K Wartalska, B Kaźmierczak - … Communications in Heat and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water and energy are substantial mediums which allow to gain comfort and civilization
development. Recently, humanity is facing a water scarcity problem as well as an energy …

Algae utilization and its role in the development of green cities

KW Chew, KS Khoo, HT Foo, SR Chia, R Walvekar… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid urbanisation happening around the world followed by the massive demand
for clean energy resources, green cities play a pivotal role in building a sustainable future for …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of the properties, performance, combustion, and emissions of the diesel engine fueled with different generations of biodiesel

Y Zhang, Y Zhong, S Lu, Z Zhang, D Tan - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the increasing air pollution from diesel engines and the shortage of conventional
fossil fuels, many experimental and numerical types of research have been carried out and …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiesel production in Ethiopia: Current status and future prospects

NE Benti, AB Aneseyee, CA Geffe, TA Woldegiyorgis… - Scientific African, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to an increase in fuel demand and efforts to lessen greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
countries around the globe are searching for different clean energy sources such as …

Exploring the critical factors of algal biomass and lipid production for renewable fuel production by machine learning

A Coşgun, ME Günay, R Yıldırım - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the algal biomass productivity and its lipid content were explored using a
database containing 4670 instances extracted from the experimental results reported in 102 …