Algal biofuels: Technological perspective on cultivation, fuel extraction and engineering genetic pathway for enhancing productivity

PR Yaashikaa, MK Devi, PS Kumar - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Vast utilization and subsequent depletion of fossil fuels have forced to development of new
approaches for finding a suitable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae remain a promising tool for …

Research advances on production and application of algal biochar in environmental remediation

C Wang, X Lin, X Zhang, PL Show - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Algae, comprising microalgae and macroalgae, have emerged as a promising feedstock for
the production of functional biochar. Recently, the application of algal biochar in …

Isolation and screening of indigenous microalgae species for domestic and livestock wastewater treatment, biodiesel production, and carbon sequestration

JC Lee, JH Joo, BH Chun, K Moon, SH Song… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of indigenous microalgae strains for locally generated domestic (DWW) and
livestock wastewater (LWW) treatment is essential for effective and economical applications …

Mixotrophic and heterotrophic growth of microalgae using acetate from different production processes

G Proietti Tocca, V Agostino, B Menin… - … Science and Bio …, 2024 - Springer
The high metabolic flexibility and biodiversity of microalgae make them promising systems
for the production of chemicals and high-value metabolites to be utilized in various industrial …

Simultaneous production of algal biomass and lipid by heterotrophic cultivation of linoleic acid-rich oleaginous microalga Chlorella sorokiniana using high acetate …

G Gong, L Liu, B Wu, J Li, M He, G Hu - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The low-cost carbon source, acetate, was utilized to feed a linoleic acid-rich Chlorella
sorokiniana for microalgal biomass and lipid accumulation. Remarkably high tolerance …

Growth parameters and responses of green algae across a gradient of phototrophic, mixotrophic and heterotrophic conditions

EB Young, L Reed, JA Berges - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Many studies have shown that algal growth is enhanced by organic carbon and algal
mixotrophy is relevant for physiology and commercial cultivation. Most studies have tested …

Simultaneously maximizing microalgal biomass and lipid productivities by machine learning driven modeling, global sensitivity analysis and multi-objective …

RR Kumar, D Sarkar, R Sen - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Simultaneous enhancement in the productivities of microalgal biomass and lipids that are
inversely correlated to each other has been a long-standing challenge before the scientists …

Nannochloris sp. Microalgae Strain for Treatment of Dairy Wastewaters

A Paulenco, ACN Vintila, A Vlaicu, M Ciltea-Udrescu… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper focuses on a process for dairy wastewater treatment by mixotrophic cultivation of
microalgae Nannochloris sp., using cheese whey obtained as a side flow from cheese …

Efficient microalgae harvesting toward biofuel production using a novel plant-based flocculant as a promising alternative to conventional flocculants

M Taghavijeloudar, H Shabanizadeh, P Yaqoubnejad… - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present work, pomegranate seed waste (PSW) was evaluated as a novel plant-based
flocculant for microalgae harvesting to provide high value products as the main feedstock for …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced wastewater bioremediation by a sulfur-based copolymer as scaffold for microalgae immobilization (AlgaPol)

A Leon-Vaz, J Cubero-Cardoso, Á Trujillo-Reyes… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been an increasing concern related to the contamination of
aqueous ecosystems by heavy metals, highlighting the need to improve the current …