[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-based biodiesel production and its challenges and future opportunities: A review

K Gaurav, K Neeti, R Singh - Green Technologies and Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves and rising greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions
have necessitated research into low-cost renewable energy sources, with a focus on algal …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of microalgae and cyanobacteria-based biostimulants produced from wastewater and CO2 streams towards sustainable agriculture: A review

Á Sánchez-Quintero, SCM Fernandes… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
For a long time, marine macroalgae (seaweeds) have been used to produce commercial
biostimulants in order to ensure both productivity and quality of agricultural crops under …

Innovative strategies in algal biomass pretreatment for biohydrogen production

A Priya, S Naseem, D Pandey, A Bhowmick… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biohydrogen is one of the cleanest renewable energies with a high calorific value. Algal
biomass can be utilized as a sustainable feedstock for biohydrogen production via dark …

Coupling bioremediation and biorefinery prospects of microalgae for circular economy

MVL Chhandama, PK Rai - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The compounding concentration of pollutants in the environment and the drastic decline in
fossil fuels reserves perturbed the environmental sustainability. Consequently, the past few …

Multifunctional Biocomposite Materials from Chlorella vulgaris Microalgae

I Kellersztein, D Tish, J Pederson… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Extrusion 3D‐printing of biopolymers and natural fiber‐based biocomposites enables the
fabrication of complex structures, ranging from implants' scaffolds to eco‐friendly structural …

Applications of microalga-powered microrobots in targeted drug delivery

M Zhou, Y Yin, J Zhao, M Zhou, Y Bai, P Zhang - Biomaterials Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, researchers have proposed a new class of drug delivery systems, bio-
hybrid micro-robots, designed with a variety of living cell-driven micro-robots that utilize the …

Antibiotic synergistic effect surge bioenergy potential and pathogen resistance of Chlorella variabilis biofilm

AY Ugya, HA Ari, Y Sheng, H Chen, Q Wang - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Tetracycline (TC) and ciprofloxacin (CF) induce a synergistic effect that alters the
biochemical composition, leading to a decrease in the growth and photosynthetic efficiency …

Ultrasonic Disintegration to Improve Anaerobic Digestion of Microalgae with Hard Cell Walls—Scenedesmus sp. and Pinnularia sp.

M Dębowski, J Kazimierowicz, I Świca, M Zieliński - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are considered to be very promising feedstocks for biomethane production. It
has been shown that the structure of microalgal cell walls can be highly detrimental to the …

Enhanced VFAs production from microalgal hydrolytic acidification with ultrasonic-alkali pretreatment

L Zhang, J Yang, B Wu, J Liu, X Xu, W Wu, J Zhuang… - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell disruption to break the rigid algal cell wall was essential to improve the utilization of
resources enriched in microalgae. This study aimed to compare the effects of alkali …