A review on microalgae cultivation and harvesting, and their biomass extraction processing using ionic liquids

JS Tan, SY Lee, KW Chew, MK Lam, JW Lim… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The richness of high-value bio-compounds derived from microalgae has made microalgae a
promising and sustainable source of useful product. The present work starts with a review on …

Current and novel approaches to downstream processing of microalgae: A review

C Nitsos, R Filali, B Taidi, J Lemaire - Biotechnology Advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Biotechnological application of microalgae cultures at large scale has significant potential in
the various fields of biofuels, food and feed, cosmetic, pharmaceutic, environmental …

Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of algae removal technology and its development status

G Zeng, R Zhang, D Liang, F Wang, Y Han, Y Luo… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the frequent outbreaks of cyanobacterial blooms have caused severe water
pollution in many rivers and lakes at home and abroad, endangering drinking water safety …

Continuous harvesting of microalgae biomass using foam flotation

MAS Alkarawi, GS Caldwell, JGM Lee - Algal Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Biomass harvesting and dewatering are major operational costs that constrain the
development and expansion of the industrial use of microalgae; particularly for low value …

The flotation process can go green

GZ Kyzas, KA Matis - Processes, 2019 - mdpi.com
In today's world of environmental strain, wastewater treatment has become a, more or less,
conventional application of flotation—as for instance, in the oil, food, or chemical industries …

Bio-compatible flotation of Chlorella vulgaris: Study of zeta potential and flotation efficiency

C Matho, K Schwarzenberger, K Eckert, B Keshavarzi… - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The energy-intensive dewatering of algae biomass, the first step of most downstream
processes, remains one of the big challenges for economically relevant photoautotrophic …

A foam column system harvesting freshwater algae for biodiesel production: An experiment and process model evaluations

ST Al-Humairi, JGM Lee, AP Harvey, AD Salman… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to examine the application of the mathematical model of drift
flux to the experimental results of the effect of cationic trimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB) …

Microalgal biomass as feedstock for bacterial production of pha: advances and future prospects

FHP Tan, N Nadir, K Sudesh - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The search for biodegradable plastics has become the focus in combating the global plastic
pollution crisis. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are renewable substitutes to petroleum …

Optimization of Chlorella saccharophila harvesting by surfactant-aided dispersed air flotation for biodiesel production processes

M Alhattab, MSL Brooks - Biomass and bioenergy, 2020 - Elsevier
Surfactant-aided dispersed air flotation was investigated as a low cost microalgae
harvesting technique for biodiesel, using the microalgae Chlorella saccharophila and the …

Advancements in the application of surfactants in microalgal production, harvesting and processing: A review

L Qin, MA Alam, P Feng, S Zhu, Z Wang - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
While the possibility of a microalgae industry is exciting, commercial practice has been
hampered by the high operational costs. Surfactants-assisted microalgae industrial …