Revisiting carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus metabolisms in microalgae for wastewater treatment

Y Su - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Threats posed to humans-including environmental pollution, water scarcity, food shortages,
and resource crises drive a new concept to think about wastewater and its treatment …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

Nutrient recovery from wastewater streams by microalgae: status and prospects

T Cai, SY Park, Y Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Disposal of wastewater often results in high nutrient loading into aquatic environments,
which may lead to favorable conditions for undesirable phytoplankton blooms. Microalgae …

Microalgae for third generation biofuel production, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater treatment: Present and future perspectives–A mini review

JP Maity, J Bundschuh, CY Chen, P Bhattacharya - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The extensive use of fossil fuels is increasingly recognized as unsustainable as a
consequence of depletion of supplies and the contribution of these fuels to climate change …

Algal biofuel production for fuels and feed in a 100-ha facility: A comprehensive techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment

CM Beal, LN Gerber, DL Sills, ME Huntley… - Algal Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This techno-economic analysis/life-cycle assessment is based on actual production by the
Cornell Marine Algal Biofuels Consortium with biomass productivity> 23 g/m 2-day. Ten …

Technologies and developments of third generation biofuel production

A Alaswad, M Dassisti, T Prescott, AG Olabi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
Many authorities have reached the conclusion that using fossil fuels, as the main source of
energy to satisfy the increasing global energy demand, is ultimately unsustainable. This is …

Centrate wastewater treatment with Chlorella vulgaris: simultaneous enhancement of nutrient removal, biomass and lipid production

S Ge, S Qiu, D Tremblay, K Viner, P Champagne… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Achieving high biomass and lipid yields simultaneously during the cultivation process is
essential and currently represents one of the biggest challenges in the production of …

Life cycle assessment of microalgae-derived biodiesel

T Bradley, MA Rajaeifar, A Kenny, C Hainsworth… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Microalgae-derived biofuels are considered a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.
Nevertheless, as with all biofuels, there is still uncertainty around their sustainability. Most …

Microalgae for a macroenergy world

SS Oncel - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
One of the most important dilemmas of the modern world is to supply enough energy with
minimal environmental impact. On this demand bioenergy from renewable biofuels is of …

[PDF][PDF] Tourism and water

S Gössling - Tourism and global environmental change, 2006 - library.oapen.org
Fresh water is one of the most essential resources to humanity, and it is becoming
increasingly scarce. In 1995, an estimated 450 million people lived under severe water …