A comprehensive review on harvesting of microalgae for biodiesel–key challenges and future directions

T Mathimani, N Mallick - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Economically viable microalgal biodiesel production is unrealistic and unsustainable owing
to expensive harvesting or dewatering techniques. Hence, immense and meticulous …

Nutrient recovery in effluents from the energy sectors for microalgae and cyanobacteria biomass production: A review

A Parsy, F Monlau, R Guyoneaud… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities in the various energy sectors have
led to the production of large amounts of wastewaters and effluents that are rich in dissolved …

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 …

A comprehensive insight from microalgae production process to characterization of biofuel for the sustainable energy

CN Kowthaman, PS Kumar, VAM Selvan, D Ganesh - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The present article reviews about the algae isolation, microalgae growth, types of cultivation,
oil extraction, biodiesel characterization and the advantage of microalgae biomass and its …

Microalgae harvesting technique using ballasted flotation: a review

K Xu, X Zou, W Chang, Y Qu, Y Li - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae biomass as a promising bioenergy feedstock is considered to have huge
potential to produce biofuels. However, a main barrier in microalgae biomass production is …

Nitrogen and sulphur in algal biocrude: A review of the HTL process, upgrading, engine performance and emissions

F Obeid, TC Van, R Brown, T Rainey - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S) play an important role in algae cultivation as they are important
nutrients for its growth. They also affect the conversion route, the product distribution (ie …

Harvesting microalgae for health beneficial dietary supplements

CA Laamanen, SM Desjardins, GNA Senhorinho… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are an abundant and diverse resource that can help ease the growing pressure
on the food and dietary supplements industry. Microalgae can be used either as whole …

Production, processing, and protection of microalgal n-3 pufa-rich oil

X Ren, Y Liu, C Fan, H Hong, W Wu, W Zhang, Y Wang - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae have been increasingly considered as a sustainable “biofactory” with huge
potentials to fill up the current and future shortages of food and nutrition. They have become …

Effects of Fe3O4 nanoparticle fabrication and surface modification on Chlorella sp. harvesting efficiency

P Liu, T Wang, Z Yang, Y Hong, X Xie, Y Hou - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Harvesting is a critical step in microalgae-based biodiesel production. Oleaginous
microalgae harvesting by magnetic nanomaterials has gained attention because of the …

Microalgae are not an umbrella solution for power industry waste abatement but could play a role in their valorization

A Klepacz-Smolka, MR Shah, Y Jiang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgae have long been regarded as a promising solution for biological carbon
abatement from the power industry, offering renewable biomass without competing for land …