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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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Advances and perspectives in using microalgae to produce biodiesel
Amaro, Helena M.; Guedes, A. Catarina; Malcata, F. Xavier - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 10, pp. 3402-3410
Carbon-neutral renewable liquid biofuels are needed to displace petroleum-derived transport fuels in the near future – which contribute to global warming and are of a limited availability. A promising alternative is conveyed by microalgae, the oil content of which may exceed 80% (w/wDW) – as...
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Progress in energy from microalgae: A review
Bahadar, Ali; Bilal Khan, M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 128-148
Microalgae have great potential as renewable fuel sources, but a dire need exists for high-level academic and industrial research into their growth and bioprocessing. New algae strains that efficiently use CO2 and wastes as nutrients, novel oil extraction methods, and industrial-scale designs...
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Microalgae for a macroenergy world
Oncel, Suphi S. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 26 (2013) C, pp. 241-264
One of the most important dilemmas of the modern world is to supply enough energy with minimal environmental impact. On this demand bioenergy from renewable biofuels is of growing public and private interest.
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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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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012652125
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Microalgal biofuels: Flexible bioenergies for sustainable development
Zhu, L.D.; Hiltunen, E.; Antila, E.; Zhong, J.J.; Yuan, Z.H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 1035-1046
biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen among others via thermochemical and biochemical conversion processes. Amazingly, from … a sustainability perspective the integrated algal biofuels production, where biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas are …
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Hydrothermal processing, as an alternative for upgrading agriculture residues and marine biomass according to the biorefinery concept: A review
Ruiz, Héctor A.; Rodríguez-Jasso, Rosa M.; Fernandes, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 21 (2013) C, pp. 35-51
The concept of a biorefinery that integrates processes and technologies for biomass conversion demands efficient utilization of all components. Hydrothermal processing is a potential clean technology to convert raw materials such as lignocellulosic materials and aquatic biomass into bioenergy...
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Autotrophic production of biodiesel from microalgae: An updated process and economic analysis
Tercero, Ramos; Armandina, Elia; Domenicali, Giacomo; … - In: Energy 76 (2014) C, pp. 807-815
A technical evaluation of a plant for biodiesel production from microalgae was investigated in which a novel …
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Energy profitability analysis for microalgal biocrude production
Tercero, Ramos; Armandina, Elia; Sforza, Eleonora; … - In: Energy 60 (2013) C, pp. 373-379
This work presents the results of a thorough EROEI (Energy Return on Energy Investment) analysis for biocrude production from microalgae processes. We have investigated different alternatives to maximize the energy recoveries of each process considered, which has been modeled and simulated by...
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