Biological pretreatment for algal biomass feedstock for biofuel production

S Bhushan, U Jayakrishnan, B Shree, P Bhatt… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Addressing the ever-increasing global demand and limiting the dependency on exhaustible
fossil fuels led to the foundation for renewable energy research. Biomass obtained from …

A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives

S Li, T Hu, Y Xu, J Wang, R Chu, Z Yin, F Mo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy demands and costs of harvesting microalgal biomass make it unrealistic and
unsustainable for economically feasible microalgal biofuel production. Therefore, meticulous …

Modern developmental aspects in the field of economical harvesting and biodiesel production from microalgae biomass

G Muhammad, MA Alam, M Mofijur, MI Jahirul… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been widely explored because of the diverse number of their worthwhile
applications and potential as a source biomass for the production of biofuels and value …

Sustainable food and feed sources from microalgae: Food security and the circular bioeconomy

A Ahmad, SS Ashraf - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Global population growth, projected to reach 9.5 billion by 2050, poses significant
challenges to food production and the traditional food supply system. In this context …

Harvesting of microalgae by centrifugation for biodiesel production: a review

YSH Najjar, A Abu-Shamleh - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodiesel production from algal biomass is widely considered a sustainable alternative to
petroleum fuels, especially in the transportation sector. However, the high energy …

A review on co-cultivation of microalgae with filamentous fungi: Efficient harvesting, wastewater treatment and biofuel production

R Chu, S Li, L Zhu, Z Yin, D Hu, C Liu, F Mo - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the third generation biofuel feedstock to confront with energy crisis, microalgae have
great potential for the exploration of renewable energy fields, whereas the high cost related …

A review on sustainable microalgae based biofuel and bioenergy production: Recent developments

A Raheem, P Prinsen, AK Vuppaladadiyam… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate changes induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (mainly carbon
dioxide) is one of the major threats of the modern era. Primary causes are the high reliance …

Integrated culture and harvest systems for improved microalgal biomass production and wastewater treatment

KX Huang, A Vadiveloo, JL Zhou, L Yang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae cultivation in wastewater has received much attention as an environmentally
sustainable approach. However, commercial application of this technique is challenging due …

A state of the art review on the co-cultivation of microalgae-fungi in wastewater for biofuel production

GG Satpati, PK Dikshit, N Mal, R Pal, KC Sherpa… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The microalgae have a great potential as the fourth generation biofuel feedstock to deal with
energy crisis, but the cost of production and biomass harvest are the major hurdles in terms …

Production and harvesting of microalgae and an efficient operational approach to biofuel production for a sustainable environment

S Khan, M Naushad, J Iqbal, C Bathula, G Sharma - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuel derived from microalgae has developed as an environmentally benign alternative to
conventional fossil fuels. Mass production of this biofuel remains difficult due to several of …