Biogas from microalgae: Technologies, challenges and opportunities

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Production of biogas from microalgae has been receiving significant attention since 1950s,
as microalgae are capable of rapidly growing in the non-arable land area and accumulating …

Current status and future prospects of biofuel production from brown algae in North America: Progress and challenges

E Kouhgardi, S Zendehboudi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Brown algae adsorb a considerable amount of CO 2 and store carbon in their biomass more
than many other algae species. Nowadays, depletion of fossil fuel resources, greenhouse …

Atmospheric CO2 capture by algae: negative carbon dioxide emission path

D Moreira, JCM Pires - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide is one of the most important greenhouse gas, which concentration increase
in the atmosphere is associated to climate change and global warming. Besides CO 2 …

Microalgae in a global world: new solutions for old problems?

HV De Mendonca, P Assemany, M Abreu, E Couto… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The human population blast has brought several problems related with the overconsumption
of a wide range of feedstocks and natural resources conducting to their risk of depletion. The …

Optimization of biohydrogen production from microalgae by response surface methodology (RSM)

M Nazarpour, A Taghizadeh-Alisaraei, A Asghari… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the design and fabrication of a micro-photobioreactor to produce the bio-
hydrogen are aimed. Furthermore, the optimization of variables affecting hydrogen …

Recently developed methods to enhance stability of heterogeneous catalysts for conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks

S Kim, YF Tsang, EE Kwon, KYA Lin, J Lee - Korean Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Springer
Many processes for the conversion of biomass and its derivatives into value-added products
(eg, fuels and chemicals) use heterogeneous catalysts. However, the catalysts often suffer …

Hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over Pt loaded zeolitic materials

EH Lee, R Park, H Kim, SH Park, SC Jung… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of guaiacol in a batch-type reactor at 40 bar and 250° C was
investigated using six different catalysts, Pt/HZSM-5, Pt/Mesoporous Beta, Pt/HBeta, Pt/MMZ …

Recent advances in the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil

H Lee, YM Kim, IG Lee, JK Jeon, SC Jung… - Korean Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Owing to the increasing interest in alternative energy, there is a focus on bio-oil production
from biomass because it is an abundant and renewable energy source. Among the various …

Advances of macroalgae biomass for the third generation of bioethanol production

IS Tan, MK Lam, HCY Foo, S Lim, KT Lee - Chinese Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, utilization of renewable sources for biofuel production is gaining popularity
due to growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which causes global warming. There has …

Microalgae and cyanobacteria biomass pretreatment methods: a comparative analysis of chemical and thermochemical pretreatment methods aimed at methane …

MC de Oliveira, ID Bassin, MC Cammarota - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anaerobic digestion of microalgae and cyanobacteria was first proposed as a destination for
algal biomass accumulated on stabilization ponds since it could not be disposed of directly …