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Microalgal cell disruption for biofuel development
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This study investigated the use of high-pressure homogenization, ultrasonication, bead beating, and sulfuric acid treatment as laboratory-scale disruption methods for microalgal cells.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2012-03-01. It has received 290 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cell disruption.read more
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Cell disruption for microalgae biorefineries
Emre Günerken,Els D'Hondt,Michel H.M. Eppink,Linsey Garcia-Gonzalez,Kathy Elst,René H. Wijffels,René H. Wijffels +6 more
TL;DR: This review article focuses on the evaluation of conventional and emerging cell disruption technologies, and a comparison thereof with respect to their potential for the future microalgae biorefineries.
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Methods of downstream processing for the production of biodiesel from microalgae
Jungmin Kim,Gursong Yoo,Hansol Lee,Juntaek Lim,Kyochan Kim,Chul Woong Kim,Min S. Park,Min S. Park,Ji-Won Yang +8 more
TL;DR: A substantial amount of previous work in microalgal harvesting and lipid extraction is surveyed to highlight recent progress in these areas and propose possible future directions for technological or process improvements that will directly affect the final production costs of microAlgal biomass-based biofuels.
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Carotenoids from microalgae: A review of recent developments.
Mengyue Gong,Amarjeet S. Bassi +1 more
TL;DR: This review presents the recent biotechnological developments in microalgal carotenoid production including cultivation, harvesting, extraction, and purification with a specific focus on downstream processing.
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Disruption of microalgal cells for the extraction of lipids for biofuels: Processes and specific energy requirements
TL;DR: An overview of microalgal cell disruption processes which are potentially suitable for large scale lipid extractions and the results show that further research and innovation is required for the sustainable cell disruption and lipid extraction from microalgae.
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A review on the extraction of lipid from microalgae for biodiesel production
TL;DR: In this article, a review of different methods used for extracting oils or lipids from microalgae biomass for biodiesel production is presented, where it is seen that lipid extraction yield from micro-algae could be increased by using pretreatment methods such as ultrasonication and microwave-assisted techniques along with solvent extraction.
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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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Methods for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Efficient Hydrolysis and Biofuel Production
TL;DR: A review of various pretreatment process methods and the recent literature that has been developed can be found in this paper, where the goal of pretreatment is to make the cellulose accessible to hydrolysis for conversion to fuels.
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Production of liquid biofuels from renewable resources
TL;DR: An up-to-date review of the literature available on the subject of liquid bio-fuels can be found in this article, which includes information based on the research conducted globally by scientists according to their local socio-cultural and economic situations.
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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.
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Comparison of several methods for effective lipid extraction from microalgae
TL;DR: The microwave oven method was identified as the most simple, easy, and effective for lipid extraction from microalgae.