A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives

S Li, T Hu, Y Xu, J Wang, R Chu, Z Yin, F Mo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy demands and costs of harvesting microalgal biomass make it unrealistic and
unsustainable for economically feasible microalgal biofuel production. Therefore, meticulous …

Guar gum as a promising starting material for diverse applications: A review

N Thombare, U Jha, S Mishra, MZ Siddiqui - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Guar gum is the powdered endosperm of the seeds of the Cyamopsis tetragonolobus which
is a leguminous crop. The endosperm contains a complex polysaccharide called …

Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently natural cellulose fibers from different biorenewable resources have attracted the
considerable attraction of research community all around the globe owing to their unique …

A comprehensive review on algae removal and control by coagulation-based processes: mechanism, material, and application

B Ren, KA Weitzel, X Duan, MN Nadagouda… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing occurrence of harmful algae blooms globally poses significant challenges to
water management. In water treatment utilities, coagulation is the first treatment process of …

A review on the use of microalgae for sustainable aquaculture

P Han, Q Lu, L Fan, W Zhou - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Traditional aquaculture provides food for humans, but produces a large amount of
wastewater, threatening global sustainability. The antibiotics abuse and the water …

Bio-based flocculants for sustainable harvesting of microalgae for biofuel production. A review

CN Ogbonna, EG Nwoba - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy is indispensable to human existence and sustains economic and individual activities
globally. The rising environmental challenges of global warming and other climate changes …

Evolution retrospective for alternative fuels: First to fourth generation

K Dutta, A Daverey, JG Lin - Renewable energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The ever increasing worldwide demand for liquid and gaseous fuels along with
overwhelming environmental concerns for greenhouse gas emissions have driven scientists …

RETRACTED: Bioflocculation: An alternative strategy for harvesting of microalgae–An overview

SB Ummalyma, E Gnansounou, RK Sukumaran… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae based research has been extensively progressed for the production of value
added products and biofuels. Potential application of microalgae for biofuel is recently …

Biomass recovery and lipid extraction processes for microalgae biofuels production: A review

ML Menegazzo, GG Fonseca - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cell genetics, culture conditions and the recovery efficiency of cells and products are the
bottlenecks for industrial bioprocesses from microalgae. Microalgae lipids can be used for …

A self-healing and injectable oxidized quaternized guar gum/carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel with efficient hemostatic and antibacterial properties for wound dressing

X Yu, C Cheng, X Peng, K Zhang, X Yu - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multifunctional wound dressings urgently need to be developed to meet the various needs of
wound healing. In this work, we first proposed a new method about modifying the guar gum …