A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives

S Li, T Hu, Y Xu, J Wang, R Chu, Z Yin, F Mo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy demands and costs of harvesting microalgal biomass make it unrealistic and
unsustainable for economically feasible microalgal biofuel production. Therefore, meticulous …

Algal-based system for removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater: A review

R Gondi, S Kavitha, RY Kannah, OP Karthikeyan… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioremediation of emerging pollutants in wastewater via algal biotechnology has been
emerging as a cost-effective and low-energy input technological solution. However, the algal …

Modern developmental aspects in the field of economical harvesting and biodiesel production from microalgae biomass

G Muhammad, MA Alam, M Mofijur, MI Jahirul… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been widely explored because of the diverse number of their worthwhile
applications and potential as a source biomass for the production of biofuels and value …

Microalgae as a feedstock for the production of biodiesel: A review

MVL Chhandama, KB Satyan, B Changmai… - Bioresource Technology …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review detailed an in-depth analysis of the scope and approach for the synthesis of
biodiesel from microalgae. Biodiesel derived from microalgae has been regarded as a …

Current advances in microalgae harvesting and lipid extraction processes for improved biodiesel production: A review

S Vasistha, A Khanra, M Clifford, MP Rai - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been considered as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production, since its
cultivation uses less land than other traditional oil crops and has a higher growth rate. A …

Production and harvesting of microalgae and an efficient operational approach to biofuel production for a sustainable environment

S Khan, M Naushad, J Iqbal, C Bathula, G Sharma - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuel derived from microalgae has developed as an environmentally benign alternative to
conventional fossil fuels. Mass production of this biofuel remains difficult due to several of …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as microalgal bioproducts: a review of factors affecting EPS synthesis and application in flocculation processes

W Babiak, I Krzemińska - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are natural resources of intracellular compounds with a wide spectrum of
applications in, eg, the food industry, pharmacy, and biofuel production. The extracellular …

Recent achievements in polymer bio-based flocculants for water treatment

P Maćczak, H Kaczmarek, M Ziegler-Borowska - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer flocculants are used to promote solid–liquid separation processes in potable water
and wastewater treatment. Recently, bio-based flocculants have received a lot of attention …

Downstream processing of microalgae for pigments, protein and carbohydrate in industrial application: A review

S Khanra, M Mondal, G Halder, ON Tiwari… - Food and bioproducts …, 2018 - Elsevier
Numbers of high valued and low volume products from microalgae are already in the market
and more number of products is yet to be launched. Downstream processing is the key steps …

Bioflocculation: an alternative strategy for harvesting of microalgae–an overview

SB Ummalyma, E Gnansounou, RK Sukumaran… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae based research has been extensively progressed for the production of value
added products and biofuels. Potential application of microalgae for biofuel is recently …