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Biogas production from algal biomass: A review

Montingelli, M.E.; Tedesco, S.; Olabi, A.G. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) C, pp. 961-972

depleting of fossil fuels and oil reserves. Microalgae and macroalgae underwent an intense academic and industrial research …

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The use of the hyperbolic smoothing clustering algorithm in taxonomy of macroalgae

Batista, Maria Gardênia Sousa; Lima, Francisca Lúcia de; … - In: RAIRO / Operations research 49 (2015) 4, pp. 735-751

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Energy input, carbon intensity and cost for ethanol produced from farmed seaweed

Philippsen, Aaron; Wild, Peter; Rowe, Andrew - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 609-623

Macroalgae, commonly known as seaweed, has received significant interest as a potential source of ethanol because of …

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Particle size reduction optimization of Laminaria spp. biomass for enhanced methane production

Tedesco, Silvia; Mac Lochlainn, Dubhaltach; Olabi, … - In: Energy 76 (2014) C, pp. 857-862

Recent studies have reported improved biogas and methane yield from marine biomass when the particle size is mechanically reduced and the specific surface area available to enzymes is increased prior to anaerobic incubation. Although the advantage of reducing the particle size has been...

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Blended ionic liquid systems for macroalgae pretreatment

Malihan, Lenny B.; Nisola, Grace M.; Mittal, Neha; Seo, … - In: Renewable Energy 66 (2014) C, pp. 596-604

-catalyzed hydrolysis of the released polysaccharides into simple sugars, was developed for the pretreatment of macroalgae Gelidium amansii … that the macroalgae was more efficiently dissolved in the selected IL blend than in the most effective pure solvent IL … system proved to be viable for the pretreatment of macroalgae, an abundant renewable resource of fermentable sugars as …

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Algae biomass as an alternative substrate in biogas production technologies—Review

Dębowski, Marcin; Zieliński, Marcin; Grala, Anna; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 596-604

The use of algae as a potential substrate in biogas production processes has been discussed sporadically, therefore this manuscript provides an overview of reference data published so far on that matter. The goal of this review is to present possibilities of applying algae biomass for biogas...

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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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Pretreatment of Laminaria japonica for bioethanol production with extremely low acid concentration

Lee, Ji Ye; Kim, Young Soo; Um, Byung Hwan; Oh, KyeongKeun - In: Renewable Energy 54 (2013) C, pp. 196-200

The conversion of cellulose hydrolysis was investigated in batch reactors from brown macro-algae under extremely low … acid (ELA) pretreatment conditions. The brown macro-algae of Laminaria japonica were conducted for increasing glucan …

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Recent advances in liquid biofuel production from algal feedstocks

Daroch, Maurycy; Geng, Shu; Wang, Guangyi - In: Applied Energy 102 (2013) C, pp. 1371-1381

Major challenges of the modern world: energy security, oil price, resources depletion and climate change, have prompted significant advances in research and development of biomass-derived energy and fuels. Algal biofuels are seen as one of the most promising solutions of global energy crisis and...

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Macroalgae: Raw material for biodiesel production

Maceiras, Rocio; Rodrı´guez, Mónica; Cancela, Angeles; … - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 10, pp. 3318-3323

The objective of this paper is to study marine macroalgae as an alternative raw material for the biodiesel production … temperatures. The process yields 1.6–11.5% depending on the reaction conditions. Moreover, the properties of macroalgae …

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