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 …

Potential of fat, oil and grease (FOG) for biodiesel production: A critical review on the recent progress and future perspectives

AEF Abomohra, M Elsayed, S Esakkimuthu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater discharges from restaurants, kitchens, food processing plants and
slaughterhouses contain high proportion of fat, oil, and grease (FOG). Critical overview on …

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 …

Potential of microalgae cultivation using nutrient-rich wastewater and harvesting performance by biocoagulants/bioflocculants: Mechanism, multi-conversion of …

SB Kurniawan, A Ahmad, MF Imron… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been identified as one of the new feedstocks for renewable energy
production. The conversion of microalgae into various valuable products has also been …

Microwave vacuum co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and seaweeds for enhanced crude bio-oil recovery: Experimental and feasibility study towards industrialization

AEF Abomohra, HMA Sheikh, AH El-Naggar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste-to-energy is a promising approach to tackle the energy shortage and reduce the
environmental pollution. The present study aimed to evaluate the technical and economic …

Enhancement of biodiesel yield and characteristics through in-situ solvo-thermal co-transesterification of wet microalgae with spent coffee grounds

AEF Abomohra, X Zheng, Q Wang, J Huang… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluated in-situ co-transesterification of wet spent coffee ground
(SCG)/microalgae mixture for enhanced biodiesel production. SCG and microalgae showed …

Desalination and extraction of high value bio-products from algal-rich seawater using Rhamnolipid as a bio draw solution in forward osmosis

AK Ahangar, M Taghavijeloudar - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research, Rhamnolipid has been investigated as a novel bio-draw solution (BDS) for
the extraction of high value bio-products and desalination of algal-rich seawater using FO …

Cultivation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Scenedesmus obliquus in swine wastewater: Nitrogen and phosphorus removal and microalgal growth

Z He, X Fan, L Qu, X Zhou, W Jin, MR Hatshan… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using microalgae to treat swine wastewater can effectively reduce the increasing pollution
and save the cost of cultivating microalgae. In this study, the growth and denitrification and …

A rapid, efficient and eco-friendly approach for simultaneous biomass harvesting and bioproducts extraction from microalgae: Dual flocculation between cationic …

M Taghavijeloudar, P Yaqoubnejad… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass harvesting and cell disruption are the main bottlenecks for downstream
processing of microalgae such as high-value bioproducts extraction and biofuels production …

Microalgae harvest influences the energy recovery: a case study on chemical flocculation of Scenedesmus obliquus for biodiesel and crude bio-oil production

S Wang, M Yerkebulan, AEF Abomohra… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, centrifugation was used as a standard harvest method, while chemical
flocculation was comparatively used as a cost-effective harvest method for microalgae. Lipid …