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Anaerobic digestion of microalgae residues resulting from the biodiesel production process
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The recovery of methane from post transesterified microalgae residues has the potential to improve the renewability of the ‘microalgae biomass to biodiesel’ conversion process as well as reduce its cost and environmental impact.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 253 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biodiesel production & Anaerobic digestion.read more
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Cultivation of microalgae for biofuel production: coupling with sugarcane-processing factories
TL;DR: In this article, the potential of the flue gas and the wastewater of a sugar factory to support microalgae growth for biofuel and bio-fertilizer production is evaluated.
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Molten alkali carbonates pyrolysis of digestate for phenolic productions
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of mass ratio between sample and molten carbonates was investigated by a series of differentiated proportions from 5 to 25%, and the optimum reaction conditions were 10% of mass ratios in a particle size from 0.6 to 0.85mm at 450°C, with the maximum phenolics yield of 67.08% in organic.
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Integration of microalgae biomass in biomethanation systems
TL;DR: This review highlighted vital points of microalgae-based bioprocesses that require several advancements in order to improve the prospects of anaerobic digestion and discover novel renewable energy products.
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Dark fermentation: Production and utilization of volatile fatty acid from different wastes- A review.
Tyler Hamby,Ashutosh Kumar Pandey,Sridhar Pilli,Puspendu Bhunia,Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi,Rao Y. Surampalli,Tian C. Zhang,Sang Hyoun Kim,Ashok Pandey +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of VFAs as raw material to make a variety of consumer products is reviewed in order to find a solution, and the gap between traditional and advanced VFA production and utilization methods from solid and liquid waste sources for economical stability.
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Dark fermentation: Production and utilization of volatile fatty acid from different wastes- A review
TL;DR: In this article , the use of VFAs as raw material to make a variety of consumer products is reviewed in order to find a solution, and the gap between traditional and advanced VFA production and utilization methods from solid and liquid waste sources for economical stability.
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Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater
TL;DR: The most widely read reference in the water industry, Water Industry Reference as discussed by the authors, is a comprehensive reference tool for water analysis methods that covers all aspects of USEPA-approved water analysis.
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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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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.
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Biodiesel from microalgae beats bioethanol.
TL;DR: Biodiesel from microalgae seems to be the only renewable biofuel that has the potential to completely displace petroleum-derived transport fuels without adversely affecting supply of food and other crop products.