Recent progress in flocculation, dewatering, and drying technologies for microalgae utilization: Scalable and low-cost harvesting process development

KH Min, DH Kim, MR Ki, SP Pack - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgal research has made significant progress in terms of the high-value-added
industrial application of microalgal biomass and its derivatives. However, cost-effective …

Algae as potential feedstock for various bioenergy production

SR Chia, SBHJM Nomanbhay, KW Chew… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Depletion of non-renewable feedstock and severe wastewater pollution due to human
activities have created negative impact to living organisms. The potential solution is to …

[HTML][HTML] Drying process on biomass: Evaluation of the drying performance and energy analysis of different dryers

HS EL-Mesery, SE El-Khawaga - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of biomass drying can significantly lower the expenses related to handling,
and the conversion procedure, which can help improve the economics of biomass …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of mini bibliometric analysis, moisture ratio, drying kinetics, and effective moisture diffusivity in the drying process of clove leaves using microwave …

HS Kusuma, GI Al Lantip, X Mutiara, M Iqbal - Applied Food Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted drying (MAD) becomes a drying alternative for faster, high efficiency,
and environmentally friendly. Clove plants are promising plantations because can be …

[HTML][HTML] Application of mathematical techniques to study the moisture loss kinetics and polyphenol degradation kinetics of mango (Mangifera indica L.) slices during …

BTT Thao, TTK Vo, TYN Tran, DT Le, TT Tran, LG Bach… - Lwt, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, mathematical technique was applied to evaluate the moisture loss and
polyphenol compound degradation during the heat pump drying of mango slices. The …

Experimental and modelling studies of convective and microwave drying kinetics for microalgae

B Behera, P Balasubramanian - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional microalgal drying consumes huge time and contributes to 60–80% of
downstream process costs. With the aim to develop an effective and rapid drying process …

Drying microalgae using an industrial solar dryer: a biomass quality assessment

B Schmid, S Navalho, PSC Schulze, S Van De Walle… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are considered a promising resource of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and
other functional biomolecules for food and feed markets. Competitive drying solutions are …

Microwave drying behavior, energy consumption, and mathematical modeling of sewage sludge in a novel pilot-scale microwave drying system

J Guo, L Zheng, Z Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave drying is attracting increasing attention due to its energy efficiency. A self-
developed pilot-scale microwave dryer was used in this study to dry two different common …

Energy-saving drying strategy of spent coffee grounds for co-firing fuel by adding biochar for carbon sequestration to approach net zero

KT Lee, JY Tsai, AT Hoang, WH Chen, DS Gunarathne… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Drying is an important but energy-intensive industrial process, while spent coffee grounds
can be used as an abundant and potential biomass waste to replace part of the coal …