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2023, Energy Nexus
The current environment and economic crisis demand the development of energy sources which can solve the problems of depleting energy sources while improving the economy and the environment. Transport sector constitute one of the highest consumptions of fossil fuels while generating harmful greenhouse gases causing global warming. Biofuels have been developed as the alternative clean fuel which can act as a substitute to replace or reduce the heavy usage of exhaustible fossil fuels. Production of biodiesel from microalgae has been considered one of the most feasible approaches towards circular economy. This review gives an in-depth information on the application of microalgae for biodiesel production, factors affecting their growth and techniques to produced biodiesel and other industrially important products benefitting the economy, environment and the society. It provides an intensive information on the biomolecules that can be valorized for commercial purpose and the metabolism of those biomolecules and also highlights the current status of production, challenges and the future prospects of microalgae in biodiesel and other production industries.
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Advances on the processing of microalgal biomass for energy-driven biorefineries2020 •
Phytochemistry Reviews
Production of microalgae with high lipid content and their potential as sources of nutraceuticals2022 •
Microalgal based biofuels: Sources, benefits, and constraints
Edited book on algae fuels-PM Ch2024 •
Algae are not presently being used as a feedstock for commercial production of energy; any large-scale production lies in the future, possibly decades away. It follows that the prospects for algae-based fuels must be evaluated in the context of the future world energy situation. Future energy use—beyond the drop in global consumption in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—faces at least two important problems. The first is climate change. As Ripple et al. (2019)—and the more than 11,000 scientists who endorsed this paper—have argued, it is now better termed a “climate emergency.” The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (IPCC, 2021) and other recent papers (e.g., Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2019) have stressed the nonlinear nature of earth systems response to rising temperatures, and have called for limiting average global surface temperatures to 1.5°C above preindustrial values. The present increase is around 1°C, and the observed adverse effects from the 0.5–1.0°C rise– including rising extreme weather events—are greater than those observed from the previous 0.5°C rise.
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Las microalgas transforman el CO2 en un amplio portafolio de biomoléculas, por lo cual, son consideradas una valiosa plataforma biotecnológica. A pesar de múltiples programas de investigación y esfuerzos globales para establecer una industria sostenible basada en microalgas, la mayoría de las aplicaciones potenciales no han trascendido las fronteras académicas. Esta limitación se debe a los altos costos en la transformación del producto principalmente cuando se obtiene compuestos económicos como biocombustibles y fertilizantes. La biorefinería de microalgas surge como alternativa para incrementar la competitividad económica. En este modelo, los insumos del proceso provienen de residuos industriales, mientras que la explotación de la biomasa inicia con las moléculas de alto valor y finaliza con los compuestos menos valiosos. En esta revisión se describe un amplio abanico de esquemas de explotación de microalgas enfocado en nuevos usos de sus constituyentes. Además, se exploran las te...
The concern regarding alternate sources of energy is mounting day-by-day due to the effect of pollution that is damaging the environment. Algae are a diverse group of aquatic organisms have an efficiency and ability in mitigating carbon dioxide emissions and produce oil with a high productivity which has a lot of potential applications in producing biofuel, otherwise known as the third-generation biofuel. These third generation biofuels are the best alternative to the present situation since they have the perspective to eliminate most of the ecological problems created by the use of conventional fossil fuels. These organisms are responsible for closely 50% of the photosynthesis process taking place on the planet and are distributed predominantly in many of the aquatic systems. The huge interest in utilizing these organisms as a potential source of energy lies in converting the primary as well as secondary metabolites into useful products. Algae are considered to be the most prominent resource for the upcoming generations as the most suitable and sustainable feedstock. The key process limitations in microalgal biofuel production are inexpensive and effective harvesting of biomass and extraction of lipids. The major objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive review on various methods of both biomass harvesting and lipid extraction from microalgae available, so far, besides to discuss their advantages and disadvantages. This article also deals with various conditions that are favourable for lipid accumulation as well as the yield from different species.
Phytochemistry Reviews
Sustainable microalgal biomass production in food industry wastewater for low-cost biorefinery products: a reviewJournal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Microalgal-based feed: promising alternative feedstocks for livestock and poultry productionThere is an immediate need to identify alternative sources of high-nutrient feedstocks for domestic livestock production and poultry, not only to support growing food demands but also to produce microalgae-source functional foods with multiple health benefits. Various species of microalgae and cyanobacteria are used to supplement existing feedstocks. In this review, microalgae have been defined as a potential feedstock for domestic animals due to their abundance of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, vitamins, and other high-value products. Additionally, the positive physiological effects on products of animals fed with microalgal biomass have been compiled and recommendations are listed to enhance the assimilation of biomolecules in ruminant and nonruminant animals, which possess differing digestive systems. Furthermore, the role of microalgae as prebiotics is also discussed. With regards to large scale cultivation of microalgae for use as feed, many economic trade-offs must...
Science of The Total Environment
A review of biochemical and thermochemical energy conversion routes of wastewater grown algal biomass2020 •
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Cultivation of microalgae on liquid anaerobic digestate for depollution, biofuels and cosmetics: a reviewSolid wastes from domestic, industrial and agricultural sectors cause acute economic and environmental problems. These issues can be partly solved by anaerobic digestion of wastes, yet this process is incomplete and generates abundant byproducts as digestate. Therefore, cultivating mixotrophic algae on anaerobic digestate appears as a promising solution for nutrient recovery, pollutant removal and biofuel production. Here we review mixotrophic algal cultivation on anaerobic waste digestate with focus on digestate types and characterization, issues of recycling digestate in agriculture, removal of contaminants, and production of biofuels such as biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel and dihydrogen. We also discuss applications in cosmetics and economical aspects. Mixotrophic algal cultivation completely removes ammonium, phosphorus, 17β-estradiol from diluted digestate, and removes 62% of zinc, 84% of manganese, 74% of cadmium and 99% of copper.
Journal of Environmental Management
Phyco-remediation of swine wastewater as a sustainable model based on circular economy2021 •
Populistas: el poder de las palabras
Prefacio. Populistas: el poder de las palabras (2011)2011 •
Lábjegyzetek Platónhoz 21. A kétely. Szerk.: Daróczi Enikő és Laczkó Sándor,Pro Philosophia Szegediensi Alapítvány, Magyar Filozófiai Társaság, Státus Kiadó, Szeged
Mérhető kétely2024 •
The Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS)
The blockchain internet of things: review, opportunities, challenges, and recommendationsJournal of Natural History
Foraging ecology of the giant Amazonian ant Dinoponera gigantea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae): activity schedule, diet and spatial foraging patterns2002 •
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics
Improved thermostability of bacillus circulans cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase by the introduction of a salt bridge2003 •
Al-Kalim : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Arab dan Kebahasaaraban
Application of Team Quiz Strategy to Improve Speaking Skills of Class VIII MTs. N 3 Gorontalo RegencyInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Study of the comparative effects of fluoxetine and ziprasidone in albino rats by using tail suspension test model2020 •
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Use of a magnetic double J stent in pediatric patients: A case–control study at two Canadian pediatric centers2019 •
Revista De Estudios Politicos
Barbarie y civilización en el discurso nacionalista de la guerra de África (1859-60)2013 •
Global Science and Technology
Comportamento De Diferentes Genótipos De Soja À Aplicação De Fungicida Para O Controle Da Ferrugem Asiática2018 •