Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges

M Kumar, Y Sun, R Rathour, A Pandey… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current review explores the potential application of algal biomass for the production of
biofuels and bio-based products. The variety of processes and pathways through which bio …

A review on sustainable microalgae based biofuel and bioenergy production: Recent developments

A Raheem, P Prinsen, AK Vuppaladadiyam… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate changes induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (mainly carbon
dioxide) is one of the major threats of the modern era. Primary causes are the high reliance …

Life cycle evaluation of microalgae biofuels production: Effect of cultivation system on energy, carbon emission and cost balance analysis

YK Dasan, MK Lam, S Yusup, JW Lim… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid depletion of fossil fuels and ever-increasing environmental pollution have forced
humankind to look for a renewable energy source. Microalgae, a renewable biomass …

Algal biofuels: current status and key challenges

MG Saad, NS Dosoky, MS Zoromba, HM Shafik - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The current fossil fuel reserves are not sufficient to meet the increasing demand and very
soon will become exhausted. Pollution, global warming, and inflated oil prices have led the …

Sustainable bio-succinic acid production: superstructure optimization, techno-economic, and lifecycle assessment

R Dickson, E Mancini, N Garg, JM Woodley… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of bio-succinic acid (bio-SA) from biomass has the potential to partially
replace some petrochemicals, reduce climate change by capturing carbon dioxide, and …

Third-generation biofuel supply chain: A comprehensive review and future research directions

M Abbasi, MS Pishvaee, S Mohseni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, microalgae have received a lot of attention as an alternative feedstock for
biofuel production due to numerous advantages such as fast growth rate, high lipid and …

Microalgae in bioplastic production: a comprehensive review

Y Arora, S Sharma, V Sharma - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The current era of industrialization includes a constantly increasing demand for plastic
products, but because plastics are rarely recycled and are not biodegradable plastic …

Microalgae starch: A promising raw material for the bioethanol production

JL da Maia, JS Cardoso… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethanol is currently the most successful biofuel and can be produced from microalgal
biomass (third-generation). Ethanol from microalgal biomass has advantages because it …

Microalgae with artificial intelligence: A digitalized perspective on genetics, systems and products

SY Teng, GY Yew, K Sukačová, PL Show, V Máša… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
With recent advances in novel gene-editing tools such as RNAi, ZFNs, TALENs, and
CRISPR-Cas9, the possibility of altering microalgae toward designed properties for various …

Sustainable biorefineries, an analysis of practices for incorporating sustainability in biorefinery design

MP Parada, P Osseweijer, JAP Duque - Industrial Crops and Products, 2017 - Elsevier
The incorporation of sustainability in the design of biorefineries is central for the
development of the biobased economy. In this paper sustainability methods and metrics in …