A state of the art review on the cultivation of algae for energy and other valuable products: application, challenges, and opportunities

BR Kumar, T Mathimani, MP Sudhakar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Algae have long been investigated as a plausible reserve of several biofuel and bioactive
compounds attributed to their fast-growing characteristics, shorter doubling time, and …

A comprehensive review of low cost biodiesel production from waste chicken fat

M Kirubakaran, VAM Selvan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper discusses about the importance of animal fats for power generation particularly
from waste chicken fat, advantages of using chicken fat for biodiesel production, different …

Impact of cultivation conditions on the biomass and lipid in microalgae with an emphasis on biodiesel

K Brindhadevi, T Mathimani, ER Rene, S Shanmugam… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the different cultivation conditions such as temperature, light intensity,
and pH for enhancing lipid accumulation for green fuel production. The various levels of …

A review on bioenergy and bioactive compounds from microalgae and macroalgae-sustainable energy perspective

MP Sudhakar, BR Kumar, T Mathimani… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Though microalgae and macroalgae are considered as a potential feedstock for biofuel and
industrially important co-products extraction, still there are several research barriers on the …

Microalgae as rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids

BR Kumar, G Deviram, T Mathimani, PA Duc… - Biocatalysis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae are rich source of poly unsaturated fatty acids and therefore, extraction and
purification of poly unsaturated fatty acids from algal strains are emerging steeply to nourish …

Review on cultivation and thermochemical conversion of microalgae to fuels and chemicals: process evaluation and knowledge gaps

T Mathimani, A Baldinelli, K Rajendran… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, microalgae have gained a commendable role in the rising field of
biofuel production as they do not compete with food supply, reduce greenhouse gases …

Applications of microalgal and cyanobacterial biomass on a way to safe, cleaner and a sustainable environment

G Deviram, T Mathimani, S Anto, TS Ahamed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Algae (especially microalgae and cyanobacteria) are potentially diverse, ubiquitous, and
dominant group of photosynthetic organisms in nature. The dominance and diversity of …

Lipid content, biomass density, fatty acid as selection markers for evaluating the suitability of four fast growing cyanobacterial strains for biodiesel production

G Yadav, M Sekar, SH Kim, VE Geo, SK Bhatia… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering the glitches in making commercially realistic fuel, this research article has
demonstrated the lipid accumulation in four fast growing, filamentous cyanobacterial strains …

Experimental investigation on the effects of micro eggshell and nano-eggshell catalysts on biodiesel optimization from waste chicken fat

M Kirubakaran, VAM Selvan - Bioresource technology reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The chicken eggshell was investigated to synthesis a highly efficient heterogeneous base
catalyst to produce chicken oil biodiesel. The micro eggshell catalyst and nano-eggshell …

Investigation on the feasibility of Chlorella vulgaris cultivation in a mixture of pulp and aquaculture effluents: treatment of wastewater and lipid extraction

E Daneshvar, L Antikainen, E Koutra, M Kornaros… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, feasibility of Chlorella vulgaris cultivation in pulp wastewater (PWW) diluted
with lake water (LW) and aquaculture wastewater (AWW) was investigated. The best ratios …