Mass cultivation and harvesting of microalgal biomass: Current trends and future perspectives

A Udayan, R Sirohi, N Sreekumar, BI Sang… - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are unicellular photosynthetic organisms capable of producing high-value
metabolites like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Value added cassava waste management and environmental sustainability in Nigeria: A review

KM Oghenejoboh, HO Orugba, UM Oghenejoboh… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava in the World with concomitant generation of
millions of tons of solid and liquid wastes. These wastes are indiscriminately disposed into …

Impacts of the harvesting process on microalgae fatty acid profiles and lipid yields: Implications for biodiesel production

Z Shokravi, H Shokravi, AE Atabani, WJ Lau… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a promising feedstock source for third-generation biofuels. However,
applying microalgae as a raw feedstock for biodiesel production presents several …

Impact of microalgal cell wall biology on downstream processing and nutrient removal for fuels and value-added products

K Jothibasu, I Muniraj, T Jayakumar, B Ray… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent development in strategies to overcome the environmental adversities are focused
mainly on lowering the carbon footprints and to decrease the global temperature rise …

[HTML][HTML] Direct and rapid production of biodiesel from algae foamate using a homogeneous base catalyst as part of an intensified process

ST Al-Humairi, JGM Lee, AP Harvey - Energy Conversion and Management …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are important biodiesel feedstocks because of their high lipid content and low
land requirement for cultivation. One method of harvesting and concentrating algal biomass …

Microalgae: A promising source for biofuel production

S Tomar, S Agarwal, H Singh, R Kumar… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofuels are emerged as an alternative to fossil fuels due to their sustainable and renewable
nature. Among various biofuel sources, algae have gained significant attention due to their …

Recent developments in microalgal genome editing for enhancing lipid accumulation and biofuel recovery

K Jothibasu, DW Dhar, S Rakesh - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae based biofuel has been extensively researched with huge investment over more
than a past decade. However, integration of lipid accumulation and recovery needs to be …

Effect of pH, cationic inducer, and clam shells as bio-flocculant in the optimization of the flocculation process for enhanced microalgae harvesting using response …

H Hadiyanto, W Widayat, ME Pratiwi… - Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Flocculants agglomerate suspended microalgae cells, while cost and toxicity have led to the
increased use of bio-flocculants. In this experiment, Chlorella pyrenoidosa was gathered by …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of microalgal-bacterial energy nexus improves CO2 sequestration and remediation of wastewater pollutants for beneficial environmental services

M Hasnain, R Zainab, F Ali, Z Abideen… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels and coal are primary
contributors of greenhouse gases leading to global climate change and warming. The …