Perspectives on cultivation and harvesting technologies of microalgae, towards environmental sustainability and life cycle analysis

MEM Soudagar, TS Kiong, L Jathar, NNN Ghazali… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of algae is seen as a potential and ecologically sound approach to
address the increasing demands in multiple sectors. However, successful implementation of …

Harvesting of microalgae by centrifugation for biodiesel production: a review

YSH Najjar, A Abu-Shamleh - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production from algal biomass is widely considered a sustainable alternative to
petroleum fuels, especially in the transportation sector. However, the high energy …

Bioremediation of textile wastewater and successive biodiesel production using microalgae

T Fazal, A Mushtaq, F Rehman, AU Khan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgal biodiesel has emerged as an environment friendly alternative to the existing
fossil fuels. The commercial production of this biodiesel is still challenging due to several …

[HTML][HTML] Commercial astaxanthin production derived by green alga Haematococcus pluvialis: A microalgae process model and a techno-economic assessment all …

G Panis, JR Carreon - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
The freshwater green microalgal strain Haematococcus pluvialis is the richest source for the
production of astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is member of the xanthophyll family of carotenoids …

Flocculation as a low-cost method for harvesting microalgae for bulk biomass production

D Vandamme, I Foubert, K Muylaert - Trends in biotechnology, 2013 - cell.com
The global demand for biomass for food, feed, biofuels, and chemical production is expected
to increase in the coming decades. Microalgae are a promising new source of biomass that …

Investigating algae for CO2 capture and accumulation and simultaneous production of biomass for biodiesel production

AH Alami, S Alasad, M Ali, M Alshamsi - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon capture and sequestration technologies are used to reduce carbon emissions.
Membranes, solvents, and adsorbents are the three major methods of CO 2 capture. One of …

Microalgae-based biorefinery–from biofuels to natural products

HW Yen, IC Hu, CY Chen, SH Ho, DJ Lee… - Bioresource …, 2013 - Elsevier
The potential for biodiesel production from microalgal lipids and for CO2 mitigation due to
photoautotrophic growth of microalgae have recently been recognized. Microalgae biomass …

Isolation of industrial important bioactive compounds from microalgae

V Balasubramaniam, RDN Gunasegavan, S Mustar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are known as a rich source of bioactive compounds which exhibit different
biological activities. Increased demand for sustainable biomass for production of important …

Lutein production from biomass: Marigold flowers versus microalgae

JH Lin, DJ Lee, JS Chang - Bioresource Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Microalgae have faster growth rates and more free lutein than marigold flowers, the current
source of lutein. However, no commercial lutein production uses microalgae. This review …

Recent progress in flocculation, dewatering, and drying technologies for microalgae utilization: Scalable and low-cost harvesting process development

KH Min, DH Kim, MR Ki, SP Pack - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgal research has made significant progress in terms of the high-value-added
industrial application of microalgal biomass and its derivatives. However, cost-effective …