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Life-cycle analysis on biodiesel production from microalgae: Water footprint and nutrients balance
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The results confirm the competitiveness of microalgae-based biofuels and highlight the necessity of recycling harvested water and using sea/wastewater as water source and the need of all the nutrients except phosphate.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2011-01-01. It has received 788 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water use & Biofuel.read more
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Biodiesel from microalgae: A critical evaluation from laboratory to large scale production
TL;DR: An empirical and critical analysis on the potential of translating research findings from laboratory scale trials to full scale application and current methods for biomass harvesting and lipid extraction are critically evaluated.
Biodiesel from microalgae: a critical evaluation from laboratory to large scale production. Appl Energy
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an empirical and critical analysis on the potential of translating research findings from laboratory-scale trials to full-scale application in bio-diesel production.
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Morphology, composition, production, processing and applications of Chlorella vulgaris: A review
Carl Safi,Carl Safi,Bachar Zebib,Bachar Zebib,Othmane Merah,Othmane Merah,Pierre-Yves Pontalier,Pierre-Yves Pontalier,Carlos Vaca-Garcia,Carlos Vaca-Garcia,Carlos Vaca-Garcia +10 more
TL;DR: This comprehensive review article spots the light on one of the most interesting microalga Chlorella vulgaris and assembles the history and a thorough description of its ultrastructure and composition according to growth conditions.
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Constraints to commercialization of algal fuels.
TL;DR: The near term outlook for widespread use of algal fuels appears bleak, but fuels for niche applications such as in aviation may be likely in the medium term.
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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
TL;DR: 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.
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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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Second generation biofuels: high-efficiency microalgae for biodiesel production
Peer M. Schenk,Skye R. Thomas-Hall,Evan Stephens,Ute C. Marx,Jan H. Mussgnug,Clemens Posten,Olaf Kruse,Ben Hankamer +7 more
TL;DR: A review of second generation biodiesel production systems using microalgae can be found in this paper, where the main advantages of second-generation microalgal systems are that they: (1) have a higher photon conversion efficiency (as evidenced by increased biomass yields per hectare): (2) can be harvested batch-wise nearly all-year-round, providing a reliable and continuous supply of oil: (3) can utilize salt and waste water streams, thereby greatly reducing freshwater use: (4) can couple CO2-neutral fuel production with CO2 sequestration: (
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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.
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Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae; Close-Out Report
TL;DR: The Aquatic Species Program (ASP) as mentioned in this paper was a relatively small research effort intended to look at the use of aquatic plants as sources of energy, with an emphasis on algae for biodiesel production.