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Enhancing carbohydrate productivity from Nannochloropsis gaditana for bio-butanol production

Onay, Melih - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 63-67

It presents an effective bio-butanol production with various acid hydrolysis treatment strategies H2SO4, HCI and H3PO4 (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5%) from Nannochloropsis gaditana grown under different light intensities (40, 80, 120 and 160μmolm-2 s-1). Microalgae were cultivated at 24 ± 2 with f/2...

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Simultaneous extraction-reaction process for biodiesel production from microalgae

Shomal, Reem; Hisham, Hiyam; Mlhem, Amal; Hassan, Rawan; … - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 37-40

Biodiesel is a promising sustainable alternative to non-renewable petrodiesel. In this work, oils extracted from … microalgae are used for biodiesel production. To simplify the process, the extraction of the oils and their reaction are made to … (35-50 °C), reaction time (2-6 h), and methanol:oil (M:O) molar ratio (8:1-16:1) on biodiesel yield were investigated …

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Comparison of different lipid extraction procedures applied to three microalgal species

Gorgich, M.; Mata, T. M.; Martins, A. A.; Branco-Vieira, M. - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 477-482

-value products, or require solvents with toxicity for humans and the environment. This work aims to evaluate different lipid …

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Biofixation of CO2 emissions from natural gas combined cycle power plant

Oliveira, Gisela M.; Caetano, Nídia; Mata, Teresa M.; … - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 140-146

The growing impacts of climate change mainly due to the increasing emissions of GHG, especially carbon dioxide, has led to the development and implementation of specific strategies and policies to reduce them. Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is currently seen as a good option, as it...

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A life cycle inventory of microalgae-based biofuels production in an industrial plant concept

Branco-Vieira, M.; Costa, D.; Mata, T. M.; Martins, A. A.; … - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 397-402

biodiesel from microalgae, several studies have been published making use of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, which … materials consumption are used to create an inventory of inputs and outputs for biomass cultivation and biodiesel production, in … biodiesel it is necessary about 12 kg of dried algae biomass. This study supports the decision-making process in biofuel …

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Resources, policy, and research activities of biofuel in Indonesia: A review

Putrasari, Yanuandri; Praptijanto, Achmad; Santoso, … - In: Energy Reports 2 (2016), pp. 237-245

Fossil fuels as the main energy source of every country now predicted will be ended no more than 40 years. Therefore, alternative fuel such as biofuel has been developed by many countries including Indonesia. Indonesia as one of the highest populated country and has wide areas of agriculture,...

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Challenges and prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria: A case of bioethanol and biodiesel production

Adewuyi, Adewale - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 1408-1419

possible feedstocks for bioethanol and biodiesel production. The feedstocks are predominantly available and accessible with the …

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Challenges and prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria: A case of bioethanol and biodiesel production

Adewuyi, Adewale - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 4, pp. 77-88

possible feedstocks for bioethanol and biodiesel production. The feedstocks are predominantly available and accessible with the …

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Evaluation and enhancement of cold flow properties of palm oil and its biodiesel

Verma, Puneet; Sharma, M. P.; Dwivedi, Gaurav - In: Energy Reports 2 (2016), pp. 8-13

Cold flow properties are the main issue to regular usage of Palm biodiesel as alternative fuel to diesel. The inferior … cold flow property of biodiesel causes gum formation and crystallization of fuel particles which can be enhanced by … biodiesel obtained from palm oil. Blending and using of cold flow improver were adopted among various methods to enhance the …

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Effects of degumming on biodiesel properties of some non-conventional seedoils

Adekunle, Abolanle Saheed; Oyekunle, John Adekunle Oyedele - In: Energy Reports 2 (2016), pp. 188-193

This study examined the effect of degumming process on physicochemical and biodiesel properties of six non … both degummed and crude oils were carried out using the AOAC (1990) methods. The fuel properties of the biodiesel obtained … were carried out using ASTM methods. Results showed that degumming process lead to high biodiesel yield and reduced the …

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