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 …

Biomass pyrolysis: A review of the process development and challenges from initial researches up to the commercialisation stage

X Hu, M Gholizadeh - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass can be convert to a condensable liquid named bio-oil, a solid
product named as char and a mixture of gaseous products comprising CO 2, CO, H 2, CH 4 …

Recent trends on seaweed fractionation for liquid biofuels production

PG Del Río, JS Gomes-Dias, CMR Rocha… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Concerns about fossil fuels depletion has led to seek for new sources of energy. The use of
marine biomass (seaweed) to produce biofuels presents widely recognized advantages …

Current status and future prospects of biofuel production from brown algae in North America: Progress and challenges

E Kouhgardi, S Zendehboudi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Brown algae adsorb a considerable amount of CO 2 and store carbon in their biomass more
than many other algae species. Nowadays, depletion of fossil fuel resources, greenhouse …

Unveiling the marine Sargassum horneri material for energy and active sensor devices: Towards multitasking approaches

SR Patil, M Noman, R Kulkarni, CS Patil, QM Saqib… - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
The quest for a future with greater environmental sustainability has led to a rising focus on
investigating innovative methods for energy production and storage. However, marine …

Pelagic Sargassum for energy and fertiliser production in the Caribbean: A case study on Barbados

TM Thompson, BR Young, S Baroutian - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years pelagic Sargassum has invaded the coastlines of the Caribbean region, Gulf
of Mexico, Florida and West Africa, triggering human health concerns and negatively …

Efficiency of hydrothermal pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion of pelagic Sargassum for biogas and fertiliser recovery

TM Thompson, BR Young, S Baroutian - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Pelagic Sargassum inundation of coastlines across the North Atlantic Ocean is an ongoing
challenge which poses a great threat to economic productivity. This novel study evaluated …

A review of seaweed pre-treatment methods for enhanced biofuel production by anaerobic digestion or fermentation

S Maneein, JJ Milledge, BV Nielsen, PJ Harvey - Fermentation, 2018 - mdpi.com
Macroalgae represent a potential biomass source for the production of bioethanol or biogas.
Their use, however, is limited by several factors including, but not restricted to, their …

Advances in the pretreatment of brown macroalgae for biogas production

TM Thompson, BR Young, S Baroutian - Fuel Processing Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Brown macroalgae are an attractive, untapped resource and a favourable alternative for
conventional fossil fuels, given their low lignin and high polysaccharide content. However …

Fungal lignocellulolytic enzymes and lignocellulose: a critical review on their contribution to multiproduct biorefinery and global biofuel research

S Saini, KK Sharma - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
The continuous increase in the global energy demand has diminished fossil fuel reserves
and elevated the risk of environmental deterioration and human health. Biorefinery …