Energy applications of ionic liquids: recent developments and future prospects

T Zhou, C Gui, L Sun, Y Hu, H Lyu, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties,
making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related …

Techno-economic identification of production factors threatening the competitiveness of algae biodiesel

J Maroušek, B Gavurová, O Strunecký, A Maroušková… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The majority belief is that microalgae is the most promising potential feedstock for biodiesel
production while it can also be used for treating wastewater. After the microalgae biodiesel …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae biorefinery: an integrated route for the sustainable production of high-value-added products

ES Okeke, O Ejeromedoghene, CO Okoye… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are pervasive organisms regarded as conservative alternatives for the
sustainable synthesis of various high-value-added bio-products to replace depleting fossil …

Utilization of algae for biofuel, bio-products and bio-remediation

T Mathimani, A Pugazhendhi - Biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Algae are considered as a promising source for biofuel and bio-products. Algae contain
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and their photosynthetic and lipid accumulating potential …

Recent advances in lipid extraction using green solvents

SS de Jesus, R Maciel Filho - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Green solvents are a new class of solvents mostly known for being environmentally friendly.
The main green solvents besides water are organic-based solvents, some ionic liquids …

Algal Green Energy–R&D and technological perspectives for biodiesel production

RP Rastogi, A Pandey, C Larroche… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Energy is the utmost requirement for driving the organization and maintenance of entire
ecosystem. Our continued dependency on fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural …

A biorefinery for Nannochloropsis: Induction, harvesting, and extraction of EPA-rich oil and high-value protein

ET Chua, PM Schenk - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been studied as biofactories for almost four decades. Yet, even until today,
many aspects of microalgae farming and processing are still considered exploratory …

Microalgae biomass deconstruction using green solvents: Challenges and future opportunities

T Raj, R Morya, K Chandrasekhar, D Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae enable fixation of CO 2 into carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins through inter and
intracellularly biochemical pathways. These cellular components can be extracted and …

One-pot integrated biofuel production using low-cost biocompatible protic ionic liquids

J Sun, NM Konda, R Parthasarathi, T Dutta, M Valiev… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The transformation of biomass into liquid fuels is of great importance. Previous work has
demonstrated the capability of specific ionic liquids (ILs), such as 1-ethyl-3 …

Evaluation of CO2-induced azole-based switchable ionic liquid with hydrophobic/hydrophilic reversible transition as single solvent system for coupling lipid extraction …

W Tang, KH Row - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The utilization of microalgae as bioenergy source was limited by the excessive cost and
energy consumption during the process of lipid extraction and separation. CO 2-induced …