Optimizing biodiesel production from waste with computational chemistry, machine learning and policy insights: a review

AI Osman, M Nasr, M Farghali, AK Rashwan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The excessive reliance on fossil fuels has resulted in an energy crisis, environmental
pollution, and health problems, calling for alternative fuels such as biodiesel. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-based biodiesel production and its challenges and future opportunities: A review

K Gaurav, K Neeti, R Singh - Green Technologies and Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves and rising greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions
have necessitated research into low-cost renewable energy sources, with a focus on algal …

From sustainable feedstocks to microbial foods

KR Choi, SY Jung, SY Lee - Nature microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Climate change-induced alterations in weather patterns, such as frequent and severe
heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, floods, heavy rain and storms, are reducing crop yields …

Prospects of carbon capture, utilization and storage for mitigating climate change

P Roy, AK Mohanty, M Misra - Environmental Science: Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon capture (ie, CO2 capture) and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilization
(CCU) are recognized as potential pathways to combat global climate change. Numerous …

Promising biorefinery products from marine macro and microalgal biomass: a review

M Narayanan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, algal biorefinery concepts have been gaining a lot of attention. The rapidly
evolving algae mediated bioeconomy places an increased emphasis on characterizing and …

A review on optimistic biorefinery products: Biofuel and bioproducts from algae biomass

X Wang, Y Zhang, C **a, A Alqahtani, A Sharma… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The algae biorefinery ideas have getting lot of attention recently. The newly emerging algae
mediated bioeconomy takes precedence to characterizing and tackling significant …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of microalgae in foods, pharma and feeds and their use as fertilizers and biostimulants: Legislation and regulatory aspects for consideration

M Su, L Bastiaens, J Verspreet, M Hayes - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are a rich resource of lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and pigments with
nutritional and health benefits. They increasingly find use as ingredients in functional foods …

Reducing the carbon footprint of buildings using biochar-based bricks and insulating materials: a review

AI Osman, M Farghali, Y Dong, J Kong… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The rapid growth of global industrialization and urbanization has led to the excessive use of
non-renewable energy sources and the alarming release of greenhouse gases within the …

Techno-economic and environmental sustainability prospects on biochemical conversion of agricultural and algal biomass to biofuels

A Saravanan, PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The depletion of energy resources and environmental concerns have sped up the
development of sustainable energy by combining renewable resources. The biofuel sector …

Machine learning and computational chemistry to improve biochar fertilizers: a review

AI Osman, Y Zhang, ZY Lai, AK Rashwan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional fertilizers are highly inefficient, with a major loss of nutrients and associated
pollution. Alternatively, biochar loaded with phosphorous is a sustainable fertilizer that …