Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: A critical review

BHH Goh, HC Ong, MY Cheah, WH Chen, KL Yu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae has been identified as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production since its
cultivation requires less cropland compared to conventional oil crops and the high growth …

Graphene-based catalysts for biodiesel production: Characteristics and performance

EK Nazloo, NR Moheimani, H Ennaceri - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a promising alternative to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels. However,
biodiesel's cost is still higher than its petroleum counterpart, hence its production process …

Microalgae biomass production for a biorefinery system: recent advances and the way towards sustainability

L Moreno-Garcia, K Adjallé, S Barnabé… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae are an important source of oils and other molecules that can be used as
feedstocks to produce biofuels and high-value products, having the potential of becoming a …

Microwave-assisted conversion of biomass and waste materials to biofuels

ZMA Bundhoo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic and waste materials represent a considerable potential for biofuel
production. Currently, they are not fully utilised due to low biofuel yields from biological …

A critical review on life cycle analysis of algae biodiesel: current challenges and future prospects

A Chamkalani, S Zendehboudi, N Rezaei… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle analysis (LCA) of algal biodiesel production process can provide a quantitative
measure for its sustainability. In this paper, the published LCA studies of algae biodiesel …

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 …

Microalgal feedstock for biofuel production: recent advances, challenges, and future perspective

S Khan, P Das, M Abdul Quadir, MI Thaher, C Mahata… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, nations are trying to address environmental issues such as global warming and
climate change, along with the burden of declining fossil fuel reserves. Furthermore …

Conversion of wet microalgae to biodiesel with microalgae carbon based magnetic solid acid catalyst

Y Shen, Q Zhang, X Sun, Y Zhang, Q Cai… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A microalgae carbon based magnetic solid acid catalyst (MCMSA) was prepared using
microalgal residue after lipids extraction as carbon source through magnetization …

The advances and limitations in biodiesel production: feedstocks, oil extraction methods, production, and environmental life cycle assessment

K Pikula, A Zakharenko, A Stratidakis… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Although fossil fuels remain the main source of energy, the volume of renewable sources of
energy is constantly increasing. Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel due to the number …

Extraction techniques in sustainable biofuel production: A concise review

P Li, K Sakuragi, H Makino - Fuel Processing Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The concerns of fossil fuel depletion and environmental issues have increased general
interest in studies on the development of sustainable biofuel. In the biofuel production …