Algal biomass valorization for biofuel production and carbon sequestration: a review

A Sarwer, SM Hamed, AI Osman, F Jamil… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The world is experiencing an energy crisis and environmental issues due to the depletion of
fossil fuels and the continuous increase in carbon dioxide concentrations. Microalgal …

Sustainable oil palm industry: The possibilities

R Khatun, MIH Reza, M Moniruzzaman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cruel oil or green gold is a dilemma for the oil palm industry. The oil palm industry (planting
and milling) has a devastating impact on the environment and ecosystems. Oil palm …

Sustainable approaches for algae utilisation in bioenergy production

SR Chia, HC Ong, KW Chew, PL Show, SM Phang… - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapidly increasing global energy consumption has caused depletion of fossil fuels, leading
to the search of alternative energy resources. One of the potential solutions is utilizing algae …

Production of biodiesel and bioethanol using algal biomass harvested from fresh water river

V Kumar, M Nanda, HC Joshi, A Singh, S Sharma… - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, an integrated biomass conversion concept of producing liquid biofuels from
fresh water macroalgal biomass was investigated. The algal biomass was collected from the …

The treatment of municipal wastewater by the macroalga Oedogonium sp. and its potential for the production of biocrude

N Neveux, M Magnusson, L Mata, A Whelan, R De Nys… - Algal Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Municipal wastewater represents a significant yet under-utilised resource for the commercial
production of algae. However, in order to realise this potential, two constraints must first be …

Mechanistic investigation of efficient cell disruption methods for lipid extraction from various macro and micro species of algae

E Elnajjar, STP Purayil, F Alnuaimi… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased rate of use of conventional fossil fuels have caused its depletion and polluted the
environment. Biodiesel is a promising fuel for compression ignition engine application. In …

Biotransformation of 5-hydroxy-methylfurfural into 2, 5-furan-dicarboxylic acid by bacterial isolate using thermal acid algal hydrolysate

CF Yang, CR Huang - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Thermal acid hydrolysis is often used to deal with lignocellulosic biomasses, but 5-hydroxy-
methylfurfural (5-HMF) formed during hydrolysis deeply influences downstream …

Use of freshwater macroalgae Spirogyra sp. for the treatment of municipal wastewaters and biomass production for biofuel applications

S Ge, M Madill, P Champagne - Biomass and bioenergy, 2018 - Elsevier
Freshwater macroalgae has competitive advantages compared to microalgae and marine
macroalgae, such as lower separation and drying cost requirements and an abundance of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation, comparison of different solvent extraction, cell disruption methods and hydrothermal liquefaction of Oedogonium macroalgae for biofuel …

B Ramola, V Kumar, M Nanda, Y Mishra, T Tyagi… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cell disruption and lipid extraction methods for macroalgae are not well reported. Therefore,
we compared various lipid extraction methods and extraction efficiency of various solvents to …

The industrial ecology of freshwater macroalgae for biomass applications

RJ Lawton, AJ Cole, DA Roberts, NA Paul, R de Nys - Algal Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Industrial ecology is focused on recognising the inherent value in waste streams and
developing techniques that can efficiently recover this value. Freshwater macroalgae can …