Potential of microalgal bioproducts: general perspectives and main challenges

MP de Souza, M Hoeltz, PD Gressler… - Waste and Biomass …, 2019 - Springer
Microalgae have received considerable attention due to several applications in which they
can be used, such as bioremediation and the production of high-value products. Microalgal …

Advances on the processing of microalgal biomass for energy-driven biorefineries

GA Cuevas-Castillo, FS Navarro-Pineda… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been largely used as a source of human and animal food, essential fatty
acids for the treatment and prevention of diseases, and as a source of pigments for natural …

Review on wastewater treatment by microalgae in different cultivation systems and its importance in biodiesel production

C Arutselvan, H kumar Seenivasan, FL Oscar… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
As the world's population grows, so does the amount of wastewater produced, as well as the
demand for energy. Furthermore, the combustion of fossil fuels for energy production emits …

Leachate treatment and electricity generation using an algae-cathode microbial fuel cell with continuous flow through the chambers in series

HTH Nguyen, B Min - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Algae-cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with various hydraulic retention times (HRTs)
were investigated for electricity generation, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) and …

NaCl as an effective inducer for lipid accumulation in freshwater microalgae Desmodesmus abundans

L Xia, J Rong, H Yang, Q He, D Zhang, C Hu - Bioresource Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
In order to evaluate the efficiency and potential of salt addition-based two-stage cultivation
technology, on the basis of urea as nitrogen source, we compared four types of salts (NaCl …

Life cycle assessment of microalgae production in a raceway pond with alternative culture media

RC de Souza Schneider, M de Moura Lima, M Hoeltz… - Algal research, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgae production is responsible for phycoremediation and the development of green
products synthesis and for cleaning processes. Studies on the environmental impacts of this …

Phosphorus and metal removal combined with lipid production by the green microalga Desmodesmus sp.: An integrated approach

L Rugnini, G Costa, R Congestri, S Antonaroli… - Plant Physiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work focused on the potential of Desmodesmus sp. to be employed for wastewater
bioremediation and biodiesel production. The green microalga was grown in a culture …

Effectiveness mapping of open raceway pond and tubular photobioreactors for sustainable production of microalgae biofuel

S Pawar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The production of microalgal biofuels seems to be viable on a large scale with the use of
wastewater and freely available sunlight for cultivation of microalgae. In this review article …

Biomass from microalgae separation by electroflotation with iron and aluminum spiral electrodes

F Baierle, DK John, MP Souza, TR Bjerk… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomass separation of the microalgae
Desmodesmus subspicatus by electroflotation with a spiral-shaped electrode using …

Phycoremediation of As(III) and Cr(VI) by Desmodesmus subspicatus: Impact on growth and biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein, chlorophyll and lipid) — A dual …

A Ganguly, S Nag, TK Bhowmick, K Gayen - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Microalgae are under research focus for the simultaneous production of biomolecules (eg,
carbohydrates, proteins, pigments and lipids) and bioremediation of toxic substances from …