Phycoremediation coupled production of algal biomass, harvesting and anaerobic digestion: possibilities and challenges

SK Prajapati, P Kaushik, A Malik, VK Vijay - Biotechnology Advances, 2013 - Elsevier
Biogas produced from anaerobic digestion is a versatile and environment friendly fuel which
traditionally utilizes cattle dung as the substrate. In the recent years, owing to its high content …

An integration of algae-mediated wastewater treatment and resource recovery through anaerobic digestion

M Bhandari, P Kumar, P Bhatt, H Simsek… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eutrophication is one of the major emerging challenges in aquatic environment. Industrial
facilities, including food, textile, leather, and paper, generate a significant amount of …

Phycoremediation and biogas potential of native algal isolates from soil and wastewater

SK Prajapati, P Kaushik, A Malik, VK Vijay - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study is a novel attempt to integrate phycoremediation and biogas production
from algal biomass. Algal isolates, sp. 1 and sp. 2, obtained from wastewater and soil were …

Algal-based biofuel generation through flue gas and wastewater utilization: a sustainable prospective approach

R Kothari, S Ahmad, VV Pathak, A Pandey… - Biomass Conversion …, 2021 - Springer
Increasing concern towards climate change and water conservation has attracted wide
attention of researchers to explore the biological carbon fixation and wastewater treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Algal biomass from wastewater and flue gases as a source of bioenergy

S Lage, Z Gojkovic, C Funk, FG Gentili - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Algae are without doubt the most productive photosynthetic organisms on Earth; they are
highly efficient in converting CO2 and nutrients into biomass. These abilities can be …

Biogas production from algae and cyanobacteria through anaerobic digestion: a review, analysis, and research needs

P Bohutskyi, E Bouwer - Advanced biofuels and bioproducts, 2013 - Springer
Anaerobic digestion is a common process for the treatment of a variety of organic wastes
and biogas production. Both, macro-and microalgae are suitable renewable substrates for …

Waste biorefineries—integrating anaerobic digestion and microalgae cultivation for bioenergy production

SH Ho, D Nagarajan, N Ren, JS Chang - Current opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Microalgae can be grown with liquid (COD, N, P) and gaseous (CO 2) effluents of
anaerobic digestion.•The organic acids present in the effluent are utilized efficiently in a …

Wastewater based microalgal biorefinery for bioenergy production: Progress and challenges

SK Bhatia, S Mehariya, RK Bhatia, M Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater is very important to protect
downstream users from health risks and meet the freshwater demand of the ever-increasing …

Anaerobic gaseous biofuel production using microalgal biomass–a review

R Wirth, G Lakatos, T Böjti, G Maróti, Z Bagi, G Rákhely… - Anaerobe, 2018 - Elsevier
Most photosynthetic organisms store and convert solar energy in an aerobic process and
produce biomass for various uses. Utilization of biomass for the production of renewable …

Algal biorefinery: a sustainable approach to valorize algal-based biomass towards multiple product recovery

R Chandra, HMN Iqbal, G Vishal, HS Lee… - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, ever-increasing socio-economic awareness, and negative impact of
excessive petro consumption have redirected the research interests towards bio-resources …