Agricultural waste biorefinery development towards circular bioeconomy

MK Awasthi, R Sindhu, R Sirohi, V Kumar… - … and sustainable energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of biorefinery depends on the recuperation of higher-value chemicals with
potential for a wide dissemination and an untapped marketability. To construct a clearer …

Production of sustainable biofuels from microalgae with CO2 bio-sequestration and life cycle assessment

S Li, H Chang, S Zhang, SH Ho - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to anthropogenic emissions, there is an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide
(CO 2) in the atmosphere. Microalgae are versatile, universal, and photosynthetic …

Comprehensive insights into conversion of microalgae to feed, food, and biofuels: Current status and key challenges towards implementation of sustainable …

F Almomani, H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been promoted as important feedstocks for producing biofuels and
bioproducts. However, their production on a large scale would require a large amount of …

Life cycle assessment of microalgal biorefinery: A state-of-the-art review

AT Ubando, EAS Ng, WH Chen, AB Culaba… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgal biorefineries represent an opportunity to economically and environmentally justify
the production of bioproducts. The generation of bioproducts within a biorefinery system …

Green solvents for the extraction of high added-value compounds from agri-food waste

LS Torres-Valenzuela, A Ballesteros-Gómez… - Food Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
Large amounts of agri-food by-products, non-edible food, and waste are produced
throughout the supply chain from the initial production to the final consumption stages. The …

Biodiesel production from wet microalgae: Progress and challenges

EK Nazloo, NR Moheimani, H Ennaceri - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are promising renewable feedstocks for producing biodiesel as an alternative to
conventional diesel. However, the major bottleneck in microalgal biodiesel production is a …

Emergent green technologies for cost-effective valorization of microalgal biomass to renewable fuel products under a biorefinery scheme

RJ Wicker, G Kumar, E Khan, A Bhatnagar - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic is forcing radical change in the global energy economy. All
energy sectors have experienced profound economic contraction in 2020, with the notable …

Agro-industrial wastewater-grown microalgae: A techno-environmental assessment of open and closed systems

IB Magalhães, J Ferreira, J de Siqueira Castro… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae-based treatment can be applied to the bioremediation of agro-industrial
wastewater, aiming at a circular economy approach. The present work compared the …

Assessment of supercritical water gasification process for combustible gas production from thermodynamic, environmental and techno-economic perspectives: a …

J Chen, J Liang, Z Xu, E Jiaqiang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) technology is an effective gasification technology
without the energy-intensive drying process, especially for feedstocks with high water …

A life cycle assessment of energy recovery using briquette from wastewater grown microalgae biomass

BB Marangon, ML Calijuri, J de Siqueira Castro… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae biomass (MB) is a promising source of renewable energy, especially when the
cultivation is associated with wastewater treatment. However, microalgae wastewater …