The overwhelming concerns due to over exploitation of fossil resources necessitate the
utilization of alternative energy resources. Biodiesel has been considered as one of the most …

Optimal supply chain design is vital to the success of industrial concerns now more than
ever before. This paper reviews some principal research opportunities and challenges in the …

Microalgae are sources of nutritional products and biofuels. However, their economical
processing is challenging, because of (i) the inherently low concentration of biomass in algal …

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 is a potential candidate to produce renewable fuels. However, current
gasification technologies are limited due to char-and tar-accumulation in the gasifier. We …

Recently, with efficient methods of cultivating microalgae at hand, researchers and investors
have paid considerable attention to the production of different environmentally friendly …

This contribution addresses the optimal design of the biomass supply chain as it is crucial to
ensure long term viability of such a project. This work is focused on the multi objective …

An emerging renewable energy source from living organisms, microalgae are recognized for
its remarkable energy content and continuously receiving interest with a great potential in …

Global optimization for sustainable design and synthesis of a large‐scale algae processing
network under economic and environmental criteria is addressed. An algae processing …

Highlights•State-of-the-art review of sustainable design and synthesis of energy
systems.•Research challenges of the superstructure optimization approach.•Incorporating …