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Exploring technological opportunities by mining the gaps between science and technology : microalgal biofuels

Wang, Ming-Yeu; Fang, Shih Chieh; Chang, Yu-Hsuan - In: Technological forecasting & social change : an … 92 (2015), pp. 182-195

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The production of biofuel and bioelectricity associated with wastewater treatment by green algae

Maity, Jyoti Prakash; Hou, Chia-Peng; Majumder, Dip; … - In: Energy 78 (2014) C, pp. 94-103

This study describes algal biofuel production, bioelectricity generation and wastewater treatment using Leptolyngbya sp. JPMTW1 (KF977831). The experiments were conducted in an AMFC (Algal Microbial Fuel Cell) photobioreactor (single-chamber). The pH, EC (electrical conductivity), COD (chemical...

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Life cycle costs for the optimized production of hydrogen and biogas from microalgae

Meyer, Markus A.; Weiss, Annika - In: Energy 78 (2014) C, pp. 84-93

Despite the known advantages of microalgae compared with other biomass providers or fossil fuels, microalgae are … predominately produced for high-value products. Economic constraints might limit the commercial energetic use of microalgae …

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Microalgae for third generation biofuel production, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater treatment: Present and future perspectives – A mini review

Maity, Jyoti Prakash; Bundschuh, Jochen; Chen, Chien-Yen; … - In: Energy 78 (2014) C, pp. 104-113

and the contribution of these fuels to climate change by GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions into the atmosphere. Microalgae … which in turn can be used for production of different third-generation biofuels at large scale. Microalgae transform the … wastewater treatment with microalgae growth. The selection of efficient strain, microbial metabolism, cultivation systems …

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Autohydrolysis and alkaline pretreatment effect on Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. methane production

Mahdy, Ahmed; Mendez, Lara; Ballesteros, Mercedes; … - In: Energy 78 (2014) C, pp. 48-52

Among biofuel production processes using microalgae biomass, biogas generation seems to be the least complex …

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The effects of illumination factors on the growth and HCO3− fixation of microalgae in an experiment culture system

Liu, Guangmin; Qiao, Lina; Zhang, Hong; Zhao, Dan; Su, … - In: Energy 78 (2014) C, pp. 40-47

Illumination factors can affect growth of microalgae and HCO3− fixation. In order to optimize microalgae growth in … culture system and HCO3− fixation from wastewater, the effects of light source, light interval on the growth of microalgae … available illumination area on HCO3− fixation of microalgae were also considered. Microalgae were grown in a constant light …

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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

photosynthetic microalgae, which can be grown in open ponds, photobioreactors and fermenters. The advantages to produce biofuels from … microalgae include easy adaption to environmental conditions, high photosynthesis efficiency, high lipid content and … noncompetition for farmlands. Nonetheless, the real hallmark of microalgae is the fact that these microscopic organisms can provide …

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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

This study demonstrates a direct transesterification (DT) method for reliable quantification of microalgal lipid. Primary screening of various transesterification methods and the types of biomass (wet, oven dried and lyophilized) were performed with heterotrophically grown Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG...

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Integration of energy-efficient drying in microalgae utilization based on enhanced process integration

Aziz, Muhammad; Oda, Takuya; Kashiwagi, Takao - In: Energy 70 (2014) C, pp. 307-316

We propose an integration of drying with gasification and combined cycle-based power generation for microalgae. This … effectively in other processes. This improves the total energy efficiency. The microalga Chlorella sp. is selected for study …

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Study on modelling microalgae growth in nitrogen-limited culture system for estimating biomass productivity

Yuan, Shuo; Zhou, Xinping; Chen, Ranchi; Song, Bao - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 34 (2014) C, pp. 525-535

Microalgae are considered as a promising biofuel resource to fix carbon dioxide (CO2) in the future. Modelling … microalgae growth is an effective method of studying the performance of microalgae growth manifested by the parameters including … dependence, and helping to control the culture of microalgae in artificial bioreactors. In this paper, the models of microalgae …

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