A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives

S Li, T Hu, Y Xu, J Wang, R Chu, Z Yin, F Mo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy demands and costs of harvesting microalgal biomass make it unrealistic and
unsustainable for economically feasible microalgal biofuel production. Therefore, meticulous …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the use of microalgae for sustainable aquaculture

P Han, Q Lu, L Fan, W Zhou - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Traditional aquaculture provides food for humans, but produces a large amount of
wastewater, threatening global sustainability. The antibiotics abuse and the water …

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 …

Nutrients removal from piggery wastewater coupled to lipid production by a newly isolated self-flocculating microalga Desmodesmus sp. PW1

Z Chen, S Shao, Y He, Q Luo, M Zheng, M Zheng… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
A newly isolated microalgal strain, Desmodesmus sp. PW1, possessing not only high
potential for removing nitrogen and phosphorous from piggery wastewater but excellent self …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell protein production from purple non-sulphur bacteria-based wastewater treatment

OZ Wada, AS Vincent, HR Mackey - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2022 - Springer
Large-scale production of single-cell protein (SCP) has the potential not only to solve some
of the food insecurity and water scarcity crises that plague a significant portion of our world …

Bioflocculation as an innovative harvesting strategy for microalgae

MA Alam, D Vandamme, W Chun, X Zhao… - … Science and Bio …, 2016 - Springer
Microalgae are a promising new source of biomass for the production of third generation
biofuels but, so far, the majority of microalgal biomass has been used for high-value …

A state-of-the-art review on the synthetic mechanisms, production technologies, and practical application of polyunsaturated fatty acids from microalgae

Q Lu, H Li, Y Xiao, H Liu - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, as the algal polyunsaturated fatty acids are widely used in animal feed, the
interests in the fundamental research and applied research of microalgae-based …

Technologies for harvesting the microalgae for industrial applications: Current trends and perspectives

Z Liu, N Hao, Y Hou, Q Wang, Q Liu, S Yan… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are emerging as a promising source for augmenting the supply of essential
products to meet global demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. Despite the …

Flocculation: An effective way to harvest microalgae for biodiesel production

M Mubarak, A Shaija, TV Suchithra - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered the most suitable feedstock for biodiesel production due to their
higher areal productivity and lipid content. The economical production of biofuels from …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation, performances, and mechanisms of microbial flocculants for wastewater treatment

H Li, S Wu, C Du, Y Zhong, C Yang - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, close attention has been paid to microbial flocculants because of their
advantages, including safety to humans, environmental friendliness, and acceptable …