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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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A critical review on recent methods used for economically viable and eco-friendly development of microalgae as a potential feedstock for synthesis of biodiesel
TL;DR: A thorough understanding of algae and the overall biodiesel production process discussed in this paper is vital so that focused research might lower the costs involved as mentioned in this paper, though it may look simpler to obtain lipids from microalgae, the overall process of choosing an algal strain, cultivation, harvesting, dewatering, and extraction of oil is quite complicated and not economically prudent at this time.
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Life cycle evaluation of microalgae biofuels production: Effect of cultivation system on energy, carbon emission and cost balance analysis.
TL;DR: A cradle-to-gate approach was used to provide expedient insights on the effect of different cultivation systems and biomass productivity toward life cycle energy, carbon balance, and economic sustainability of microalgae biodiesel production pathways and a co-production of bioethanol frommicroalgae residue was proposed in order to improve theEconomic sustainability of the overall system.
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Microalgae-based biorefineries for sustainable resource recovery from wastewater
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the potential of low-cost microalgae-based integrated biorefinery for wastewater treatments and resource recovery is presented. But, the main aim of the review is to provide the knowledge about the potential for low-low-cost integrated biOthis articleinery.
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A state-of-the-art review on dual purpose seaweeds utilization for wastewater treatment and crude bio-oil production
Shuang Wang,Shuang Zhao,Benjamin Bernard Uzoejinwa,Benjamin Bernard Uzoejinwa,Anqing Zheng,Qingyuan Wang,Jin Huang,Abd El-Fatah Abomohra +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a suggested route combining a number of technologies that create an economically-feasible process for conversion of seaweeds to high-grade crude bio-oil through pyrolysis is presented.
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Variability and uncertainty in water demand and water footprint assessments of fresh algae cultivation based on case studies from five climatic regions
TL;DR: Using case studies from five typical climatic locations, this study revealed that current quantification of water demand and water footprint of freshwater algae cultivation in raceway ponds suffer from uncertainty and variability in the methodologies and assumptions used.
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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
TL;DR: This review provides a detailed summary of the research conducted on the inhibition of anaerobic processes and indicates that co-digestion with other waste, adaptation of microorganisms to inhibitory substances, and incorporation of methods to remove or counteract toxicants before an aerobic digestion can significantly improve the waste treatment efficiency.
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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.