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Screening microalgae strains for their productivity in methane following anaerobic digestion
Frigon, Jean-Claude; Matteau-Lebrun, Frédérique; … - In: Applied Energy 108 (2013) C, pp. 100-107
, respectively. The strains Scenedesmus sp.-AMDD, Isochrysis sp. and Scenedesmus dimorphus displayed the best methane yield with 410 …±6, 408±4 and 397±10mL CH4/g TVS, respectively. The strain Scenedesmus sp.-AMDD was chosen as a model strain for future work …
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Methane production of thermally pretreated Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. biomass at increasing biomass loads
Mendez, Lara; Mahdy, Ahmed; Ballesteros, Mercedes; … - In: Applied Energy 129 (2014) C, pp. 238-242
biomass loads of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. During that thermal pretreatment, carbohydrates solubilisation … other hand, thermally pretreated Scenedesmus sp. biomass supported an enhancement of 21–27%. The specific cell wall …
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Autohydrolysis and alkaline pretreatment effect on Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. methane production
Mahdy, Ahmed; Mendez, Lara; Ballesteros, Mercedes; … - In: Energy 78 (2014) C, pp. 48-52
alkaline (0.5, 2 and 5% w/w NaOH dosages)) on Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. The autohydrolysis resulted in 16 and 6 …% chemical oxygen demand (COD) solubilisation for Chlorella and Scenedesmus, respectively. During thermoalkaline pretreatment …, COD in soluble phase (CODsol) was increased up to 19% for Chlorella and 17% for Scenedesmus sp. The highest carbohydrates …
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Fuel properties comparison of species of microalgae and selected second-generation oil feedstocks
Eloka-Eboka, Andrew C.; Onunka, Chiemela - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation & … 8 (2016) 1/2, pp. 221-232
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Use of the microalga Monoraphidium sp. grown in wastewater as a feedstock for biodiesel: Cultivation and fuel characteristics
Holbrook, Gabriel P.; Davidson, Zachary; Tatara, Robert A. - In: Applied Energy 131 (2014) C, pp. 386-393
The use of microalgae as feedstocks for biodiesel is potentially limited by climatic conditions with low light and … biodiesel for testing in a stationary engine. GC analysis showed FAMEs produced from Monoraphidium sp. to have a similar fatty … acid profile to soybean oil. Engine testing of this algal biodiesel in blends with petrodiesel showed a significant …
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Biodiesel production using chemical and biological methods – A review of process, catalyst, acyl acceptor, source and process variables
Bharathiraja, B.; Chakravarthy, M.; Kumar, R. Ranjith; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 368-382
exponential fuel demand and now the race is on for alternate energy source. The fortunate improvements in Biodiesel fuel … production techniques has been the heading topic of economic and environment sustainability so far. Biodiesel have the potential … to replace diesel in vehicle engines. It has been tested and proved that engines running on biodiesel have shown low …
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Effect of CO2 concentration on algal growth: A review
Singh, S.P.; Singh, Priyanka - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 172-179
summarizes how CO2 levels affected micro algal species. Several species of algae as Scenedesmus obliquus, Botryococcus braunii …
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Aquatic biomass (algae) as a future feed stock for bio-refineries: A review on cultivation, processing and products
Bharathiraja, B.; Chakravarthy, M.; Ranjith Kumar, R.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 634-653
Global outlook of biofuels turns out to be a full-fledged search focusing the viability and sustainability assets. The present day option for immediate and sustainable alternate fuels lies with algal biofuels. Algae are the most sustainable fuel resource in terms of food security and...
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Evaluation and optimization of two stage sequential in situ transesterification process for fatty acid methyl ester quantification from microalgae
Kumar, Vikram; Muthuraj, Muthusivaramapandian; … - In: Renewable Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 560-569
imaging. FAME produced via DT of Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG satisfied most of the biodiesel properties as per ASTM D6751 and hence …
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Status and barriers of advanced biofuel technologies: A review
Cheng, Jay J.; Timilsina, Govinda R. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 12, pp. 3541-3549
down the global climate change. Currently, a significant amount of bioethanol and biodiesel are produced as biofuels to …, and biodiesel from crop and plant oils. Production of these raw materials is competing for the limited arable land against … biodiesel from microalgae. The summary includes the descriptions of the technologies, their advantages and challenges …
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