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Bioethanol production from Gracilaria verrucosa, a red alga, in a biorefinery approach.
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The mass balance evaluation of the complete process demonstrates that developing biorefinery approach for exploiting Gracilaria verrucosa, a red alga, could be commercially viable.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 244 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biorefinery & Ethanol fuel.read more
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Challenges and opportunities in improving the production of bio-ethanol
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a tentative economic assessment of bio-ethanol production, with production costs not only depending on the extent of applying process improvements, but also on the raw material used in the process.
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Biogas production from algal biomass: A review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive study on algal biomass as feedstock for biogas production, which is one of the most promising solutions to mitigate climate change and as alternative to fast depleting of fossil fuels and oil reserves.
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Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges
TL;DR: The variety of processes and pathways through which bio-valorization of algal biomass can be performed are described in this review and the biorefinery model and its collaborative approach with various processes are highlighted for the production of eco-friendly, sustainable, and cost-effective biofuels and value-added products.
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Sustainable approaches for algae utilisation in bioenergy production
Shir Reen Chia,Hwai Chyuan Ong,Kit Wayne Chew,Pau Loke Show,Siew-Moi Phang,Tau Chuan Ling,Dillirani Nagarajan,Duu-Jong Lee,Jo Shu Chang +8 more
TL;DR: The potential types of algae in contributing carbohydrate and lipids to produce biofuel such as biodiesel, bioethanol and bio-gas are reviewed and economic feasibilities of algae based fuel production are discussed based on Life Cycle Analysis.
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A review on third generation bioethanol feedstock
Siti Azmah Jambo,Rahmath Abdulla,Siti Hajar Mohd Azhar,Hartinie Marbawi,Jualang Azlan Gansau,Pogaku Ravindra +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential and prospects of the third generation bioethanol feedstock are highlighted in a review, and an insight into the current hydrolysis and fermentation technologies on algal conversion together with the economics and viability of the process are also accounted.
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An Engineered Microbial Platform for Direct Biofuel Production from Brown Macroalgae
Adam J. Wargacki,Effendi Leonard,Maung Nyan Win,Drew D. Regitsky,Christine Nicole S. Santos,Peter B Kim,Susan Rudd Cooper,Ryan M. Raisner,Asael Herman,Alicia B. Sivitz,Arun Lakshmanaswamy,Yuki Kashiyama,David Baker,Yasuo Yoshikuni +13 more
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