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 …

Advances in micro-and nano bubbles technology for application in biochemical processes

AK Patel, RR Singhania, CW Chen, YS Tseng… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Poor mass transfer in gas–liquid systems is still a major bottleneck in many biological
processes which limits effective bioconversions. Nano bubble technology (NBT) is an …

Algal Green Energy–R&D and technological perspectives for biodiesel production

RP Rastogi, A Pandey, C Larroche… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Energy is the utmost requirement for driving the organization and maintenance of entire
ecosystem. Our continued dependency on fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural …

Harvesting of microalgae within a biorefinery approach: A review of the developments and case studies from pilot-plants

ML Gerardo, S Van Den Hende, H Vervaeren… - Algal Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a promising renewable feedstock for a diverse number of products such as
fuels, fine chemicals, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics. The extraction and processing of …

Microalgal harvesting using foam flotation: A critical review

H Zhang, X Zhang - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a promising feedstock for renewable biofuel to replace traditional fossil
energy. However, one of the major challenges of the commercialization of microalgal …

Micro-nano-bubbles and their application in microalgae production: Wastewater treatment, carbon capture and microalgae separation

X You, L Yang, H Chu, L Zhang, Y Hong, Y Lin, X Zhou… - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae is capable of fixing CO 2 and utilizing nutrients from wastewater through
photosynthesis, making it the most promising biotechnology for carbon capture. Efficient …

Heteroaggregation between PEI-coated magnetic nanoparticles and algae: effect of particle size on algal harvesting efficiency

S Ge, M Agbakpe, W Zhang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Colloidal interactions between magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) and algal cells are of
paramount significance to magnetophoretic separation of algal biomass from water. This …

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 …

Experimental study on continuous spectrum bubble generator with a new overlapping bubbles image processing technique

W Chen, G Huang, Y Hu, J Yin, D Wang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The parameter of bubble size is of great significance to the bubbly flow. In this paper, the
Continuous Spectrum Bubble Generator (CSBG), consisting of a sparger and impeller, was …

Towards a better understanding of microalgae natural flocculation mechanisms to enhance flotation harvesting efficiency

I Demir, A Besson, P Guiraud… - Water Science and …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
In microalgae harvesting, flocculation is usually a compulsory preliminary step to further
separation by sedimentation or flotation. For some microalgae species, and under certain …