Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review

M Farghali, IMA Mohamed, AI Osman… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The development and recycling of biomass production can partly solve issues of energy,
climate change, population growth, food and feed shortages, and environmental pollution …

Red seaweed: A promising alternative protein source for global food sustainability

P Rawiwan, Y Peng, IGPB Paramayuda… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background With the increase in world population, decreased farmland, and global climate
changes, ensuring adequate food supply to maintain food security is of immediate attention …

The current status and challenges of biomass biorefineries in Africa: A critical review and future perspectives for bioeconomy development

S Fertahi, D Elalami, S Tayibi, N Taarji… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Africa benefits from diverse biomasses that are rich in high-added value materials and
precursors for energy, food, agricultural, cosmetic and medicinal applications. Many African …

A close-loop integrated approach for microalgae cultivation and efficient utilization of agar-free seaweed residues for enhanced biofuel recovery

AEF Abomohra, AW Almutairi - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to evaluate a novel integrated biorefinery route for enhanced
energy recovery from seaweeds and microalgae. Agar extraction prior to anaerobic …

Successful approaches for a red seaweed biorefinery

M Álvarez-Viñas, N Flórez-Fernández, MD Torres… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Macroalgae have been commercially exploited as food and for the production of
phycocolloids, but they also contain compounds with potential in pharmaceutical …

Integrated approach for enhanced crude bio-oil yield from microalgae cultivated on the aqueous phase of hydrothermal co-liquefaction with agar-free seaweed …

ME El-Hefnawy, S Alhayyani, A Ismail… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study evaluated the efficiency of microalgae cultivation on the aqueous phase
(Aq-LP) produced from (Co-) hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of agar-free seaweed waste …

Recent developments in biorefining of macroalgae metabolites and their industrial applications-A circular economy approach

V Ashokkumar, S Jayashree, G Kumar, SA Sharmili… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The macroalgal industry is expanding, and the quest for novel ingredients to improve and
develop innovative products is crucial. Consumers are increasingly looking for natural …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing a biorefinery design for the valorization of Rugulopteryx okamurae by extracting bioactive compounds and enhancing methane production

D De la Lama-Calvente… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has suffered recently from the unprecedent invasion of the
alien macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae due to global warming and climate change putting …

[HTML][HTML] Turning an invasive alien species into a valuable biomass: Anaerobic digestion of Rugulopteryx okamurae after thermal and new developed low-cost …

D De la Lama-Calvente… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The invasive alien seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Ro) has spread quickly through the
Mediterranean Sea causing an unprecedented ecological impact. A solution integrated into …

Energy-saving pretreatments affect pelagic Sargassum composition and DNA metabarcoding reveals the microbial community involved in methane yield

E Salgado-Hernández, ÁI Ortiz-Ceballos… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Sargassum spp. flood the Caribbean coastline, causing damage to the local economy and
environment. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been proposed as an attractive option for turning …