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Competitiveness, role, and impact of microalgal biodiesel in the global energy future

Takeshita, Takayuki - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 10, pp. 3481-3491

This paper examines the competitiveness, role, and impact of microalgal biodiesel in the 21st century using a global … competitiveness of microalgal biodiesel decreases as CO2 stabilization constraints become more stringent. The share of microalgal … biodiesel and renewable jet fuel produced from it in total global final energy consumption over the time horizon 2010–2100 is 5 …

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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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Biodiesel from oilgae, biofixation of carbon dioxide by microalgae: A solution to pollution problems

Demirbas, Ayhan - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 10, pp. 3541-3547

species can contain up to 70% of their dry weight. Microalgae appear to be the only source of renewable biodiesel that is … capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels. Biodiesel production by using oilgae is an alternative process in …

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Re-envisioning the renewable fuel standard to minimize unintended consequences: A comparison of microalgal diesel with other biodiesels

Soratana, Kullapa; Khanna, Vikas; Landis, Amy E. - In: Applied Energy 112 (2013) C, pp. 194-204

cycle of oil-crop biodiesel fuels manifest in the agricultural phase of production in the form of water quality degradation …

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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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Towards a sustainable approach for development of biodiesel from plant and microalgae

Singh, Bhaskar; Guldhe, Abhishek; Rawat, Ismail; Bux, Faizal - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 29 (2014) C, pp. 216-245

The production of biodiesel can be accomplished using a variety of feedstock sources. Plant and microalgae based … forests can cater towards partial fulfillment of feedstock requirements for biodiesel industry. Synthesis of biodiesel from … microalgal oil has gathered immense interest and has potential to cater to the increasing feedstocks demands of the biodiesel …

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Biodiesel from microalgae – Life cycle assessment and recommendations for potential improvements

Collet, Pierre; Lardon, Laurent; Hélias, Arnaud; … - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 525-533

Microalgae are considered as one of the potential major source of biofuel for the future. However, their environmental benefit is still unclear and many scientific publications provide contradictory results. Here we perform the Life Cycle Assessment of the production and combustion of 1 MJ of...

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Effects of enzymatic hydrolysis on lipid extraction from Chlorella vulgaris

Cho, Hyeon-Soo; Oh, You-Kwan; Park, Soon-Chul; Lee, Jae-Wook - In: Renewable Energy 54 (2013) C, pp. 156-160

investigated prior to biodiesel production. The initial fatty acids content of C. vulgaris was 87.6 mg/g cell. The microalgal cell …

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Biodiesel production via lipase catalysed transesterification of microalgae lipids from Tetraselmis sp.

Teo, Chee Loong; Jamaluddin, Haryati; Zain, Nur Azimah Mohd - In: Renewable Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 1-5

Tetraselmis sp. is a green marine microalgae and known to produce lipids that can be transformed into biodiesel. The …-methanol solvent and quantified using Nile Red method. The conversion of lipid to biodiesel was performed via i) alkali … microalgae. However, the highest lipid content was achieved in the absence of nitrate (0.0 g/L). The biodiesel yield from the …

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Current status, issues and developments in microalgae derived biodiesel production

Rashid, Naim; Rehman, Ur; Saif, Muhammad; Sadiq, Madeha; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 40 (2014) C, pp. 760-778

sources. Biodiesel is one of the most commonly used biofuel due to its fuel characteristics. Several feedstocks can be used to … produce biodiesel. However, in recent years, microalgae have emerged as potential biodiesel feedstocks. Microalgae offer … overall process of biofuels production from microalgae with a particular emphasis on biodiesel. Critical factors affecting the …

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