Bioproducts from microalgae biomass: Technology, sustainability, challenges and opportunities

ML Calijuri, TA Silva, IB Magalhães… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a potential feedstock for several bioproducts, mainly from its primary and
secondary metabolites. Lipids can be converted in high-value polyunsaturated fatty acids …

Producing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: A review of sustainable sources and future trends for the EPA and DHA market

L Oliver, T Dietrich, I Marañón, MC Villarán, RJ Barrio - Resources, 2020 - mdpi.com
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega-3 PUFA) are recognized as being essential
compounds for human nutrition and health. The human body generates only low levels of …

Anaerobic digestate as a low-cost nutrient source for sustainable microalgae cultivation: A way forward through waste valorization approach

CC Chong, YW Cheng, S Ishak, MK Lam… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
To suffice the escalating global energy demand, microalgae are deemed as high potential
surrogate feedstocks for liquid fuels. The major encumbrance for the commercialization of …

Algal biorefinery models with self-sustainable closed loop approach: Trends and prospective for blue-bioeconomy

SV Mohan, M Hemalatha, D Chakraborty… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae due to its metabolic versatility have received a focal attention in the biorefinery
and bioeconomy context. Microalgae products have broad and promising application …

Current practices and challenges in using microalgae for treatment of nutrient rich wastewater from agro-based industries

S Gupta, SB Pawar, RA Pandey - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Considerable research activities are underway involving microalgae species in order to treat
industrial wastewater to address the waste-to-bioenergy economy. Several studies of …

Promising sources of plant-derived polyunsaturated fatty acids: A narrative review

G Rizzo, L Baroni, M Lombardo - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known for their ability to protect
against numerous metabolic disorders. The consumption of oily fish is the main source of …

Understanding acidogenesis towards green hydrogen and volatile fatty acid production–critical analysis and circular economy perspective

S Dahiya, Y Lingam, SV Mohan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Acidogenic fermentation of biomass/waste/wastewater for the generation of short-chain fatty
acids (VFAs) is gaining interest associated with the production of bioenergy (biohydrogen …

Valorization of volatile fatty acids from the dark fermentation waste Streams-A promising pathway for a biorefinery concept

PT Sekoai, A Ghimire, OT Ezeokoli, S Rao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, much attention has been directed towards the integration of dark
fermentation process into a biorefinery concept to enhance the energetic gains, thereby …

A comprehensive review on current status and future perspectives of microbial volatile fatty acids production as platform chemicals

VK Varghese, BJ Poddar, MP Shah, HJ Purohit… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFA), the secondary metabolite of microbial fermentation, are used in a
wide range of industries for production of commercially valuable chemicals. In this review …

A review on the conversion of volatile fatty acids to polyhydroxyalkanoates using dark fermentative effluents from hydrogen production

G Kumar, VK Ponnusamy, RR Bhosale, S Shobana… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of bio/microbial-based polymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from
volatile fatty acids (VFAs) of dark fermentative effluents in the bio-H 2 reactor is being paid …