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Improvement in microalgae lipid extraction using a sonication-assisted method
Neto, Ana Maria Pereira; Souza, Sotana de; Augusto, Rafael - In: Renewable Energy 55 (2013) C, pp. 525-531
, suggesting a favorable potential for biodiesel production. …
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Microwave treatment of wet algal paste for enhanced solvent extraction of lipids for biodiesel production
Ali, Mehmood; Watson, Ian A. - In: Renewable Energy 76 (2015) C, pp. 470-477
The role of microwave treatment as a precursor to lipid extraction from Nannochloropsis oculata using solvent extraction was investigated. Two microwave power settings were used, corresponding to wall plug powers of 635 and 1021 W. To limit the maximum temperature rise of the wet algal...
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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
Natural changes in climate due to internal as well as external factors, like anthropogenic emission, fossil fuel combustion, transportation and heating which cause CO2 emissions is one of the major issues which causes global warming (increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases). The production...
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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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High Lipid Induction in Microalgae for Biodiesel Production
Sharma, Kalpesh K.; Schuhmann, Holger; Schenk, Peer M. - In: Energies 5 (2012) 5, pp. 1532-1553
Oil-accumulating microalgae have the potential to enable large-scale biodiesel production without competing for arable … commercial production of microalgal oil-derived biodiesel. However, under optimal growth conditions, large amounts of algal … for the production of biodiesel. …
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CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> Mitigation and Renewable Oil from Photosynthetic Microbes: A New Appraisal
Huntley, Mark; Redalje, Donald - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 12 (2007) 4, pp. 573-608
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