Cultivation of microalgae on food waste: Recent advances and way forward

Y Kumar, S Kaur, A Kheto, M Munshi, A Sarkar… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are photosynthetic microbes that can synthesize compounds of therapeutic
potential with wide applications in the food, bioprocessing and pharmaceutical sector …

Upcycling food waste into biorefinery production by microalgae

J Wang, Y Wang, M **ao, Q Liang, S Yang, J Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in utilizing food waste as a suitable and environmentally-friendly
medium for microalgae cultivation and biorefinery production. This comprehensive review …

Onion waste based-biorefinery for sustainable generation of value-added products

NA Sagar, Y Kumar, R Singh, C Nickhil, D Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste derived from the onion processing sector can be harnessed for the production of
organic acids, polyphenols, polysachharides, biofuels and pigments. To sustainably utilize …

Impact of microalgal cell wall biology on downstream processing and nutrient removal for fuels and value-added products

K Jothibasu, I Muniraj, T Jayakumar, B Ray… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent development in strategies to overcome the environmental adversities are focused
mainly on lowering the carbon footprints and to decrease the global temperature rise …

Microalgae: a multifaceted catalyst for sustainable solutions in renewable energy, food security, and environmental management

BS Yu, S Pyo, J Lee, K Han - Microbial Cell Factories, 2024 - Springer
This review comprehensively examines the various applications of microalgae, focusing on
their significant potential in producing biodiesel and hydrogen, serving as sustainable food …

A Holistic Approach to Circular Bioeconomy Through the Sustainable Utilization of Microalgal Biomass for Biofuel and Other Value-Added Products

G Ezhumalai, M Arun, A Manavalan, R Rajkumar… - Microbial Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Emissions from transportation and industry primarily cause global warming, leading to
floods, glacier melt, and rising seas. Widespread greenhouse gas emissions and resulting …

Effects of Rotten Vegetable‐Based Low‐Cost Media on the Growth and Morphology of an Astaxanthin‐Producing Green Alga, Monoraphidium Littorale

JR Ritu, S Khan, MS Hossain… - Aquaculture …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Growing microalgae on vegetable waste (rotten potatoes) media is not only a plausible
technique to replace expensive commercial media but also a way of reducing feed costs for …

From waste to resource: Effects of digested rotten potato supernatant on the growth, total biomass and nutrient composition of Chlorella vulgaris

MAS Shakil, JR Ritu, A Akter, N Fatima, MM Haque… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
A study was carried out to evaluate the growth performance of Chlorella vulgaris, a green
microalga, in three different concentrations of digested rotten potato supernatant (DRPS) for …

A cheap two-step cultivation of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for increased TAG production and differential expression of TAG biosynthesis associated genes

R Karpagam, K Jawaharraj, B Ashokkumar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A cheap cultivation of microalgae greatly reduces the biodiesel production cost.
Subsequently in this study, citric acid and effluents from sugar and tannery industries were …

Pretreatment of lipid-extracted biomass of Scenedesmus sp. grown in wastewater for bioethanol production

Z Yirgu, S Leta, A Hussen, MM Khan… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Carbohydrates are more likely to be found in lipid-extracted microalgal biomass, which can
be used to produce bioethanol with different pretreatment methods. The objective of this …