State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

XJ Lee, HC Ong, YY Gan, WH Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Algal biomass including macroalgae and microalgae show great potential as pyrolysis
feedstock in generating energy-dense and valuable pyrolytic products such as bio-oil …

Valorization of micro-algae biomass for the development of green biorefinery: perspectives on techno-economic analysis and the way towards sustainability

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, M Badawi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The consumption of fossil fuel sources and in particular, the emerging lethal issues
connected with global warming triggered by consumption of petroleum products have set off …

Environment-enhancing process for algal wastewater treatment, heavy metal control and hydrothermal biofuel production: A critical review

H Li, J Watson, Y Zhang, H Lu, Z Liu - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Coupling algae growth on wastewater with hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is regarded as
an environment-enhancing pathway for wastewater management, biomass amplification …

Development of integrated culture systems and harvesting methods for improved algal biomass productivity and wastewater resource recovery–a review

Z Xu, H Wang, P Cheng, T Chang, P Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae biomass has been considered as a potential feedstock for the production of
renewable chemicals and biofuels. Microalgae culture combined with wastewater treatment …

Effects of demineralization on the composition of microalgae pyrolysis volatiles in py-GC–MS

Q Niu, S Ghysels, N Wu, DPL Rousseau… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study compared the volatiles distribution in analytical scale pyrolysis (py-GC–MS) of
Nannochloropsis gaditana (marine microalgae) and Scenedesmus almeriensis (freshwater …

Effects of reaction temperature and reaction time on the hydrothermal liquefaction of demineralized wastewater algal biomass

RB Carpio, Y Zhang, CT Kuo, WT Chen… - Bioresource Technology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of demineralized wastewater algal biomass was studied
under different reaction temperatures (260–320° C) and time (0–90 min). A moderate …

Enhancement of Biogas Production from Macroalgae Ulva latuca via Ozonation Pretreatment

MA Hassaan, A El Nemr, MR Elkatory, A Eleryan… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the dominant species of green algae growing along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt
is Ulva lactuca. Pretreatment can have a major effect on biogas production because …

Sustainable and green pretreatment strategy of Eucheuma denticulatum residues for third-generation L-lactic acid production

CY Chai, IS Tan, HCY Foo, MK Lam, KTX Tong… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Managing plastic waste remains an urgent environmental concern and switching to
biodegradable plastics can reduce the dependence on depleting fossil fuels. This study …

In depth thermokinetic investigation on Co-pyrolysis of low-rank coal and algae consortium blends over CeO2 loaded hydrotalcite (MgNiAl) catalyst

WUH Khan, AH Khoja, H Gohar, SR Naqvi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the co-pyrolysis behavior of bituminous coal (100% BC), algae
consortium (100% AC), and their blends at various blending ratios. The pure and coal …

Comparative analyses of fucoidans from South African brown seaweeds that inhibit adhesion, migration, and long-term survival of colorectal cancer cells

B Mabate, CD Daub, BI Pletschke, AL Edkins - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human colorectal cancer (CRC) is a recurrent, deadly malignant tumour with a high
incidence. The incidence of CRC is of increasing alarm in highly developed countries, as …