Microalgae as a solution of third world energy crisis for biofuels production from wastewater toward carbon neutrality: An updated review

S Li, X Li, SH Ho - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The boost of the greenhouse gases (GHGs, largely carbon dioxide–CO 2) emissions owing
to anthropogenic activity is one of the biggest global threats. Bio-CO 2 emission reduction …

Recent advances in biological pretreatment of microalgae and lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, FN Awad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biological pretreatment (BP) is a promising approach for treating microalgae and
lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) during biofuels production that uses mostly fungal and …

Assessing global carbon sequestration and bioenergy potential from microalgae cultivation on marginal lands leveraging machine learning

M Chen, Y Chen, Q Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This comprehensive study unveils the vast global potential of microalgae as a sustainable
bioenergy source, focusing on the utilization of marginal lands and employing advanced …

Microalgal lipids: A review of lipids potential and quantification for 95 phytoplankton species

M Morales, C Aflalo, O Bernard - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
Phytoplankton have great potential for biodiesel production and offer promises and
opportunities in the long term. Phytoplankton species reach higher growth rates, and thus …

The potential of biofuels from first to fourth generation

P Cavelius, S Engelhart-Straub, N Mehlmer… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The steady increase in human population and a rising standard of living heighten global
demand for energy. Fossil fuels account for more than three-quarters of energy production …

Biofuels: An alternative to conventional fuel and energy source

PS Deora, Y Verma, RA Muhal, C Goswami… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper gives a complete idea on the biofuel and its generation. In this fast-growing
society there is a need of energies for survive. Biofuel, is the process where fossil fuel is …

Microalgal and cyanobacterial cultivation: The supply of nutrients

G Markou, D Vandamme, K Muylaert - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are a promising new source of biomass that may complement
agricultural crops to meet the increasing global demand for food, feed, biofuels and …

Wastewater treatment by microalgae

M Plöhn, O Spain, S Sirin, M Silva… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The growth of the world's population increases the demand for fresh water, food, energy,
and technology, which in turn leads to increasing amount of wastewater, produced both by …

Opportunities, recent trends and challenges of integrated biorefinery: Part I

SK Maity - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Sustainable production of energy, fuels, organic chemicals and polymers from biomass in an
integrated biorefinery is extremely important to reduce enslavement on limited fossil fuels. In …

Constraints to commercialization of algal fuels

Y Chisti - Journal of biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Production of algal crude oil has been achieved in various pilot scale facilities, but whether
algal fuels can be produced in sufficient quantity to meaningfully displace petroleum fuels …