Biodiesel from microalgae: Recent progress and key challenges

JY Kim, JM Jung, S Jung, YK Park, YF Tsang… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
High lipid content and excellent CO 2 fixation capability of microalgae by photosynthesis
have made microalgal biodiesel (BD) a promising carbon-neutral fuel. Nonetheless, the …

Critical review on third generation micro algae biodiesel production and its feasibility as future bioenergy for IC engine applications

A Jacob, B Ashok, A Alagumalai, OH Chyuan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Third generation micro algae feedstock cultivation and fuel production have sustainable and
economic benefits due to their microscopic nature. Each process in the production of micro …

Biodiesel production from microalgae: Processes, technologies and recent advancements

M Faried, M Samer, E Abdelsalam, RS Yousef… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This literature review discusses several aspects of biodiesel production from microalgae.
This paper elucidates the optimal bioenvironmental conditions for microalgae cultivation …

Cultivation of microalgae for biodiesel production: a review on upstream and downstream processing

XB Tan, MK Lam, Y Uemura, JW Lim, CY Wong… - Chinese Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fluctuating market price of fossil fuel and overwhelming emission of greenhouse gases to
the atmosphere have resulted in climate change and have been a global concern in this …

Microalgal culture strategies for biofuel production: a review

L Zhu - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In response to the energy crisis, global warming and climate change, microalgae have
received a lot of attention as a promising feedstock for the production of biofuels. However …

[HTML][HTML] RSM optimization and yield prediction for biodiesel produced from alkali-catalytic transesterification of pawpaw seed extract: Thermodynamics, kinetics, and …

GA Ngige, PE Ovuoraye, CA Igwegbe, E Fetahi… - Digital Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Optimization of alkali transesterification of pawpaw seed extract to biodiesel using NaOH
catalyst was carried out to analyze kinetics, thermodynamic parameters, and optimum …

Microalgae as a potential source for biodiesel production: techniques, methods, and other challenges

EG Arenas, MC Rodriguez Palacio… - … Journal of Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews some of the most important aspects of microalgae as a potential source
for biodiesel production. Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms that can grow …

Exploration of upstream and downstream process for microwave assisted sustainable biodiesel production from microalgae Chlorella vulgaris

AK Sharma, PK Sahoo, S Singhal, G Joshi - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study explores the integrated approach for the sustainable production of
biodiesel from Chlorella vulgaris microalgae. The microalgae were cultivated in 10 m 2 open …

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 …

An integrated approach for biodiesel and bioethanol production from Scenedesmus bijugatus cultivated in a vertical tubular photobioreactor

V Ashokkumar, Z Salam, ON Tiwari… - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Algae are considered promising renewable feedstocks for the production of alternative fuels.
In this study, an indigenous strain of Scenedesmus bijugatus found commonly in the fresh …