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A critical review of biochemical conversion, sustainability and life cycle assessment of algal biofuels
Anoop Singh,Stig Irving Olsen +1 more
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In this article, the life cycle assessment (LCA) of algal biofuels suggests them to be environmentally better than the fossil fuels but economically it is not yet so attractive.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 425 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aviation biofuel & Biomass.read more
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Biomass and lipid production of marine microalgae using municipal wastewater and high concentration of CO2
TL;DR: It is suggested that it is possible to utilize municipal wastewater to replace nutrients in seawater medium and use flue gas to provide CO2 in the cultivation of oil-bearing marine microalgae for biodiesel.
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Resource demand implications for US algae biofuels production scale-up
TL;DR: In this article, a scenario-based analysis of land, water, CO 2 and nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorus) demands resulting from algae biofuel feedstock production reaching target levels of 10 billion gallons per year (BGY), 20 BGY, 50 BGY and 100 BGY for four different geographical regions of the United States.
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Commercial astaxanthin production derived by green alga Haematococcus pluvialis: A microalgae process model and a techno-economic assessment all through production line
TL;DR: Astaxanthin is a member of the xanthophyll family of carotenoids and constitutes the highest value product derived by microalgae as mentioned in this paper, and is extracted from the freshwater green microalgal strain Haematococcus pluvialis.
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A review on sustainable microalgae based biofuel and bioenergy production: Recent developments
Abdul Raheem,Abdul Raheem,Pepijn Prinsen,Arun K. Vuppaladadiyam,Arun K. Vuppaladadiyam,Ming Zhao,Ming Zhao,Rafael Luque +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of algal biomass conversion methods into various biofuel products, including biodiesel, syngas, biogas, bioethanol, and emerging more sustainable biofuel/bioenergy production technologies are highlighted.
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The multi-scale challenges of biomass fast pyrolysis and bio-oil upgrading: Review of the state of art and future research directions
Mahdi Sharifzadeh,Mahdi Sharifzadeh,Majid Sadeqzadeh,Miao Guo,Tohid N. Borhani,N. V. S. N. Murthy Konda,Marti Cortada Garcia,Lei Wang,Jason P. Hallett,Nilay Shah +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive multi-scale review of the state of the art in fast pyrolysis is presented, as well as their multiscale interactions, including the reaction mechanisms and kinetics.
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Biodiesel from microalgae.
TL;DR: As demonstrated here, microalgae appear to be the only source of renewable biodiesel that is capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels.
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Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications: A review
TL;DR: The various aspects associated with the design of microalgae production units are described, giving an overview of the current state of development of algae cultivation systems (photo-bioreactors and open ponds).
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Biofuels from microalgae—A review of technologies for production, processing, and extractions of biofuels and co-products
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the technologies underpinning microalgae-to-bio-fuels systems, focusing on the biomass production, harvesting, conversion technologies, and the extraction of useful co-products.
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Inhibition of anaerobic digestion process: A review
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Microalgal triacylglycerols as feedstocks for biofuel production: perspectives and advances
Qiang Hu,Milton Sommerfeld,Eric E. Jarvis,Maria L. Ghirardi,Matthew C. Posewitz,Michael Seibert,Aldis Darzins +6 more
TL;DR: A brief summary of the current knowledge on oleaginous algae and their fatty acid and TAG biosynthesis, algal model systems and genomic approaches to a better understanding of TAG production, and a historical perspective and path forward for microalgae-based biofuel research and commercialization are provided.