A critical review on life cycle analysis of algae biodiesel: current challenges and future prospects

A Chamkalani, S Zendehboudi, N Rezaei… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle analysis (LCA) of algal biodiesel production process can provide a quantitative
measure for its sustainability. In this paper, the published LCA studies of algae biodiesel …

Opportunities and challenges of microalgal cultivation on wastewater, with special focus on palm oil mill effluent and the production of high value compounds

MMA Nur, AGJ Buma - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2019 - Springer
Abstract South East Asia dominates the production of palm oil worldwide. During the
traditional wet processing, palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater is generated which …

Effect of salinity stress on growth, lipid productivity, fatty acid composition, and biodiesel properties in Acutodesmus obliquus and Chlorella vulgaris

PR Pandit, MH Fulekar, MSL Karuna - Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Springer
Two microalgae strains including Chlorella vulgaris and Acutodesmus obliquus were grown
on BG11 medium with salinity stress ranging from 0.06 to 0.4 M NaCl. Highest lipid content …

Enhancement of microalgae growth and fatty acid content under the influence of phytohormones

ES Salama, AN Kabra, MK Ji, JR Kim, B Min… - Bioresource …, 2014 - Elsevier
The growth of Scenedesmus obliquus improved with increase in phytohormones
concentrations (10− 8–10− 5 M). Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) supported the maximum growth …

Microalgae cultivation for bioenergy production using wastewaters from a municipal WWTP as nutritional sources

S Cho, N Lee, S Park, J Yu, TT Luong, YK Oh… - Bioresource …, 2013 - Elsevier
In order to reduce input cost for microalgal cultivation, we investigated the feasibility of
wastewater taken from a municipal WWTP in Busan, Korea as wastewater nutrients. The …

Effect of carbon source towards the growth of Chlorella vulgaris for CO2 bio-mitigation and biodiesel production

MK Lam, KT Lee - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2013 - Elsevier
Current interest on growing microalgae for CO2 mitigation has received overwhelming
response from researches, mainly due to their high photosynthetic rate that allow them to bio …

Microalgal biomass production pathways: evaluation of life cycle environmental impacts

GG Zaimes, V Khanna - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2013 - Springer
Background Microalgae are touted as an attractive alternative to traditional forms of biomass
for biofuel production, due to high productivity, ability to be cultivated on marginal lands, and …

Omega-3 fatty acids of microalgae as a food supplement: A review of exogenous factors for production enhancement

BA Perdana, Z Chaidir, AJ Kusnanda, A Dharma… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a promising source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential nutrients and
have benefits as a functional food for humans. Under appropriate cultivation conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring strategies to enhance microalgae nutritional quality for functional poultry-sourced food products

S Esakkimuthu, SA Siddiqui, M Cherif… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae have emerged as a promising feedstock for the poultry feed industry due to their
high nutritional potential, containing essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential amino …

Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio affects the biomass composition and the fatty acid profile of heterotrophically grown Chlorella sp. TISTR 8990 for biodiesel production

S Singhasuwan, W Choorit, S Sirisansaneeyakul… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chlorella sp. TISTR 8990 was cultivated heterotrophically in media with various initial
carbon-to-nitrogen ratios (C/N ratio) and at different agitation speeds. The production of the …