Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: A critical review

BHH Goh, HC Ong, MY Cheah, WH Chen, KL Yu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae has been identified as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production since its
cultivation requires less cropland compared to conventional oil crops and the high growth …

Biodiesel from microalgae: a critical evaluation from laboratory to large scale production

I Rawat, RR Kumar, T Mutanda, F Bux - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The economically significant production of carbon-neutral biodiesel from microalgae has
been hailed as the ultimate alternative to depleting resources of petro-diesel due to its high …

The impact of nitrogen starvation on the dynamics of triacylglycerol accumulation in nine microalgae strains

G Breuer, PP Lamers, DE Martens, RB Draaisma… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
Microalgae-derived lipids are an alternative to vegetable and fossil oils, but lipid content and
quality vary among microalgae strains. Selection of a suitable strain for lipid production is …

Effect of light intensity on physiological changes, carbon allocation and neutral lipid accumulation in oleaginous microalgae

Q He, H Yang, L Wu, C Hu - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Chlorella sp. and Monoraphidium sp. were the potential microalgal species for lipid
production. This study aimed to investigate different light intensities (40, 200, 400 μmol …

Metabolic engineering of lipid catabolism increases microalgal lipid accumulation without compromising growth

EM Trentacoste, RP Shrestha… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Biologically derived fuels are viable alternatives to traditional fossil fuels, and microalgae
are a particularly promising source, but improvements are required throughout the …

Membrane Glycerolipid Remodeling Triggered by Nitrogen and Phosphorus Starvation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

H Abida, LJ Dolch, C Meï, V Villanova, M Conte… - Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Diatoms constitute a major phylum of phytoplankton biodiversity in ocean water and
freshwater ecosystems. They are known to respond to some chemical variations of the …

The effect of light, salinity, and nitrogen availability on lipid production by Nannochloropsis sp.

D Pal, I Khozin-Goldberg, Z Cohen… - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
We examined responses of batch cultures of the marine microalga Nannochloropsis sp. to
combined alterations in salinity (13, 27, and 40 g/l NaCl) and light intensity (170 and 700 …

Advancing oleaginous microorganisms to produce lipid via metabolic engineering technology

MH Liang, JG Jiang - Progress in lipid research, 2013 - Elsevier
With the depletion of global petroleum and its increasing price, biodiesel has been
becoming one of the most promising biofuels for global fuels market. Researchers exploit …

Choreography of Transcriptomes and Lipidomes of Nannochloropsis Reveals the Mechanisms of Oil Synthesis in Microalgae

J Li, D Han, D Wang, K Ning, J Jia, L Wei, X Jing… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
To reveal the molecular mechanisms of oleaginousness in microalgae, transcriptomic and
lipidomic dynamics of the oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 under …

Storage of starch and lipids in microalgae: Biosynthesis and manipulation by nutrients

W Ran, H Wang, Y Liu, M Qi, Q Xiang, C Yao… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae accumulate starch and lipid as storage metabolites under nutrient depletion,
which can be used as sustainable feedstock for biorefinery. Omics analysis coupled with …