Strategies and challenges to enhance commercial viability of algal biorefineries for biofuel production

M Kashyap, S Chakraborty, A Kumari, A Rai… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise in energy consumption would quadruple in the coming century and the, existing
energy resources might be insufficient to meet the demand of the growing population. An …

Sustainable treatment of dye wastewater by recycling microalgal and diatom biogenic materials: Biorefinery perspectives

A Rai, V Sirotiya, M Mourya, MJ Khan, A Ahirwar… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Discharge of untreated or partially treated toxic dyes containing wastewater from textile
industries into water streams is hazardous for environment. The use of heavy metal (s) rich …

Microbial fuel cells for remediation of environmental pollutants and value addition: special focus on coupling diatom microbial fuel cells with photocatalytic and …

V Vinayak, MJ Khan, S Varjani, GD Saratale… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the advent of global industrialisation and adaptation of smart life there is rise in
anthropogenic pollution especially in water. Remediation of the pollutants (such as metals …

Astaxanthin as a king of ketocarotenoids: structure, synthesis, accumulation, bioavailability and antioxidant properties

A Nair, A Ahirwar, S Singh, R Lodhi, A Lodhi, A Rai… - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Astaxanthin (3, 3-dihydroxy-β, β-carotene-4, 4-dione) is a ketocarotenoid synthesized by
Haematococcus pluvialis/lacustris, Chromochloris zofingiensis, Chlorococcum …

Impact of light on microalgal photosynthetic microbial fuel cells and removal of pollutants by nanoadsorbent biopolymers: Updates, challenges and innovations

MJ Khan, N Singh, S Mishra, A Ahirwar, F Bast… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) with microalgae have huge potential for treating
wastewater while simultaneously converting light energy into electrical energy. The …

Diatom microalgae as smart nanocontainers for biosensing wastewater pollutants: recent trends and innovations

MJ Khan, A Rai, A Ahirwar, V Sirotiya, M Mourya… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgae have been recognized as one of the most efficient microorganisms to remediate
industrial effluents. Among microalgae diatoms are silica shelled unicellular eukaryotes …

Insights into diatom microalgal farming for treatment of wastewater and pretreatment of algal cells by ultrasonication for value creation

MJ Khan, A Ahirwar, B Schoefs, A Pugazhendhi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater management and its treatment have revolutionized the industry sector into many
innovative techniques. However, the cost of recycling via chemical treatment has major …

Live diatoms as potential biocatalyst in a microbial fuel cell for harvesting continuous diafuel, carotenoids and bioelectricity

MJ Khan, S Das, V Vinayak, D Pant, MM Ghangrekar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) with live diatoms (Nitzschia palea) displacing bacteria in the anodic
chamber generated electrical potential. Unlike other microalgae, diatoms fix 25% of …

Current advances in recovery and biorefinery of fucoxanthin from Phaeodactylum tricornutum

CKR Pocha, WY Chia, KW Chew, HSH Munawaroh… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing human population has put significant pressure on the market for food sources
and nutritional supplements, necessitating careful consideration of high costs, supply, and …

Latest trends and developments in microalgae as potential source for biofuels: The case of diatoms

M Mourya, MJ Khan, A Ahirwar, B Schoefs, J Marchand… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are microscopic plants which are found in water, snow as well as land. They are
one of the major resources of biofuel. However, the phenomenon of biolipid accumulation …