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 …

A review on biodiesel production using various heterogeneous nanocatalysts: Operation mechanisms and performances

Y Zhang, L Duan, H Esmaeili - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to food shortages and increasing fuel prices, scientists are trying to find suitable
feedstocks for biodiesel production that do not divert food products to bioenergy. Although …

Review on transesterification of non-edible sources for biodiesel production with a focus on economic aspects, fuel properties and by-product applications

S Rezania, B Oryani, J Park, B Hashemi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiesel has privileges than conventional diesel fuel because of its low toxicity,
renewability, and eco-friendly properties. Biodiesel is produced from various edible and non …

A critical review on the economic aspects and life cycle assessment of biodiesel production using heterogeneous nanocatalysts

H Esmaeili - Fuel Processing Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global prices, increasing energy demand, and increasing greenhouse gas have led
to the use of biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel fuel is a suitable alternative to diesel in diesel engines …

Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: A critical review

BHH Goh, HC Ong, MY Cheah, WH Chen, KL Yu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae has been identified as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production since its
cultivation requires less cropland compared to conventional oil crops and the high growth …

Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: current challenges and prospects

GF Mota, IG de Sousa, ALB de Oliveira… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive demand for fossil fuels has caused severe environmental impacts, such as
GHG-related effects and widespread pollution. Firstly, it is essential to identify the main …

An overview of potential oleaginous microorganisms and their role in biodiesel and omega-3 fatty acid-based industries

A Patel, D Karageorgou, E Rova, P Katapodis, U Rova… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microorganisms are known to be natural oil producers in their cellular compartments.
Microorganisms that accumulate more than 20% w/w of lipids on a cell dry weight basis are …

Microalgae proteins: production, separation, isolation, quantification, and application in food and feed

ML Amorim, J Soares, JSR Coimbra… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Many countries have been experienced an increase in protein consumption due to the
population growth and adoption of protein-rich dietaries. Unfortunately, conventional-based …

Roles of microalgae-based biofertilizer in sustainability of green agriculture and food-water-energy security nexus

TND Cao, H Mukhtar, LT Le, DPH Tran… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
For years, agrochemical fertilizers have been used in agriculture for crop production.
However, intensive utilization of chemical fertilizers is not an ecological and environmental …

Microalgal biofuel production: Potential challenges and prospective research

AB Sathya, A Thirunavukkarasu, R Nithya, A Nandan… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Exponential growth in industrialization can be seen as a direct outcome of the urbanization
which results in the continuous depletion of natural energy reserves. The existence of …