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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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Valorisation of biodiesel production wastes: Anaerobic digestion of residual Tetraselmis suecica biomass and co-digestion with glycerol.
David U. Santos-Ballardo,Xavier Font-Segura,Antoni Ferrer,Raquel Barrena,Sergio Rossi,Angel Valdez-Ortiz +5 more
TL;DR: Results demonstrate that the solid microalgal biomass residues showed better biogas production using a mesophilic inoculum, reaching almost two-fold higher methane production than under thermophilic conditions, and propose an alternative way to treat the wastes derived from the microalgae biodiesel production.
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Production of lipid-containing algal-bacterial polyculture in wastewater and biomethanation of lipid extracted residues: Enhancing methane yield through hydrothermal pretreatment and relieving solvent toxicity through co-digestion
Pavlo Bohutskyi,Duc Phan,Duc Phan,Ruth Spierling,Anatoliy M. Kopachevsky,Edward J. Bouwer,Trygve J. Lundquist,Michael J. Betenbaugh +7 more
TL;DR: The feasibility of generating a lipid-containing algal-bacterial polyculture biomass in municipal primary wastewater and enhancing biomethanation of lipid-extracted algal residues (LEA) through hydrothermal pretreatment and co-digestion with sewage sludge (SS) was investigated.
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Biological Activity of Hydrophilic Extract of Chlorella vulgaris Grown on Post-Fermentation Leachate from a Biogas Plant Supplied with Stillage and Maize Silage.
Dariusz Zielinski,Justyna Fraczyk,Marcin Dębowski,Marcin Zieliński,Zbigniew J. Kaminski,Dorota Kregiel,Claus Jacob,Beata Kolesinska +7 more
TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that Chlorella vulgaris biomass cultured on post-fermentation leachate from a biogas plant can be successfully employed as a source of natural antioxidants, food supplements, feed, natural antibacterial and antifungal compounds, as well as in natural methods of plant protection.
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Challenges for Cost-Effective Microalgae Anaerobic Digestion
TL;DR: In this article, the use of microalgae as feedstock for biofuel production in desert zones near the ocean when freshwater supply is not feasible is discussed, which is a key factor when energy supply is considered.
Sustainable algal biomass products by cultivation in waste water flows
H Arkkola,Mona Arnold,E Hytönen,Silja Kostia,Maritta Kymäläinen,T Liitia,M Mattinen,Anne Ojala,T Ohra-aho,J Pere,Kristian Spilling,Marika Tikka,Kalle Valkonen,Yanming Wang,Marilyn G. Wiebe +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of algae as a tertiary treatment of municipal waste water, such as the utilisation of waste water flows from biowaste handling, was assessed with positive results.
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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.