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Pretreatment of microalgae to improve biogas production: a review.

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This paper summarises the state of the art of different pretreatment techniques used for improving microalgae anaerobic biodegradability and concludes that all of them are effective at increasing biomass solubilization and methane yield.
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This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2014-11-01. It has received 287 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biomass & Biofuel.

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Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis mechanism: A state-of-the-art review

TL;DR: A broad review of the state-of-the-art biomass pyrolysis research can be found in this article, where three major components (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) are discussed in detail.
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Review of feedstock pretreatment strategies for improved anaerobic digestion: From lab-scale research to full-scale application.

TL;DR: In this paper, the most appropriate pretreatment for the main feedstocks of biogas plants is discussed, which can enhance the methane potential and/or anaerobic digestion rate, improving digester performance.
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Recent advances in biological pretreatment of microalgae and lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production

TL;DR: A comprehensive and in-depth review on BP for LCB and microalgae biomass by focusing on the relevant overviews and perspectives, technological approaches, mechanisms, influencing factors, and recent research progresses is presented.
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Atmospheric CO2 capture by algae: Negative carbon dioxide emission path.

TL;DR: This paper aims to assess the atmospheric CO2 capture by algal cultures, as they present high photosynthetic efficiencies and high biomass yields, which can improve the economic viability of the process.
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A critical review on anaerobic digestion of microalgae and macroalgae and co-digestion of biomass for enhanced methane generation

TL;DR: This review provides an extended overview of recent advances in biomethane production via direct anaerobic digestion of microalgae, macroalgae and co-digestion mechanism and future challenges and prospects for its scaled-up applications.
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Wastewater engineering : treatment and reuse

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of wastewater engineering and its application in the field of wastewater treatment, including conversion factors, physical properties of selected gases and the composition of air, and water properties.
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Pretreatments to enhance the digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass

TL;DR: Steam pretreatment, lime pret treatment, liquid hot water pretreatments and ammonia based Pretreatments are concluded to be pretreatment with high potentials, providing an improved accessibility of the cellulose for hydrolytic enzymes.
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An outlook on microalgal biofuels.

TL;DR: Although microalgae are not yet produced at large scale for bulk applications, recent advances—particularly in the methods of systems biology, genetic engineering, and biorefining—present opportunities to develop this process in a sustainable and economical way within the next 10 to 15 years.
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Anaerobic digestion of microalgae as a necessary step to make microalgal biodiesel sustainable.

TL;DR: The ability of these CO2 consuming microalgae to purify biogas and concentrate methane is discussed, and anaerobic digestion of the whole biomass appears to be the optimal strategy on an energy balance basis for the energetic recovery of cell biomass.
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Biofuels from microalgae.

TL;DR: In this article, microalgae have been investigated for the production of a number of different bio-fuels including biodiesel, biooil, bio-syngas, and bio-hydrogen.
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