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Production of biofuels from pretreated microalgae biomass by anaerobic fermentation with immobilized Clostridium acetobutylicum cells
Elena Efremenko,A.B. Nikolskaya,Ilya Lyagin,Olga Senko,T.A. Makhlis,N. Stepanov,Olga Maslova,F. Mamedova,Sergey D. Varfolomeev +8 more
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Immobilized Clostridium cells were demonstrated to be suitable for multiple reuses (for a minimum of five cycles) in ABE fermentation for producing biofuels from pretreated microalgal biomass.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2012-06-01. It has received 147 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Clostridium acetobutylicum & Biomass.read more
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Microalgae-based carbohydrates for biofuel production
Chun Yen Chen,Xin-Qing Zhao,Hong-Wei Yen,Shih-Hsin Ho,Chieh Lun Cheng,Duu-Jong Lee,Feng Wu Bai,Jo Shu Chang +7 more
TL;DR: This review article elucidates comprehensive information on the characteristics and metabolism of main fermentable microalgal carbohydrates (e.g., starch and cellulose), as well as the key factors and challenges that should be addressed during production and saccharification of microAlgal carbohydrates.
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Butanol production from renewable biomass by clostridia.
TL;DR: Focus is given on various alternative substrates that have been used for Butanol production and on fermentation strategies recently reported to improve butanol production.
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A biorefinery from Nannochloropsis sp. microalga – Extraction of oils and pigments. Production of biohydrogen from the leftover biomass
Beatriz P. Nobre,Fidel Villalobos,Blanca E Barragan,Ana Oliveira,Ana Paula Batista,Paula Alexandra Marques,Rui L. Mendes,Helena Sovová,António F. Palavra,Luísa Gouveia +9 more
TL;DR: The microalgal biomass, which has a high lipid and pigment content (mainly carotenoids), was submitted to supercritical CO2 extraction and was effectively used as feedstock to produce biohydrogen through dark fermentation by Enterobacter aerogenes resulting in a hydrogen production yield of 60.6 mL/g dry biomass.
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Recent insights into biohydrogen production by microalgae - From biophotolysis to dark fermentation.
TL;DR: The bottlenecks in microalgae-based biohydrogen production are critically reviewed, the enzymes involved and the factors affecting the bioHydrogen production process are discussed, and future research areas in hydrogen production are presented.
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Potential of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) as a biofuel
TL;DR: In this article, the updated progress of ABE fermentation techniques is summarized from the aspects: (i) selection of suitable strain; (ii) availability of cheaper substrates; (iii) development of fermentation engineering; and (iv) the research on ABE combustion in internal combustion engine (ICEs).
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