Search Results - subject:"microalgae"

Environment-enhancing algal biofuel production using wastewaters

Zhou, Wenguang; Chen, Paul; Min, Min; Ma, Xiaochen; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) C, pp. 256-269

can overcome techno-economic barriers and address serious sustainability concerns. Coupling microalgae cultivation with … research area covering utilization of different types of wastewaters as media for algae cultivation, microalgae selection …

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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 …

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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

microalgae acts as a renewable source and can yield enough amount of oil for biodiesel production to meet the present …

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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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Modelling microalgae growth in nitrogen-limited continuous culture

Zhou, Xinping; Yuan, Shuo; Chen, Ranchi; Song, Bao - In: Energy 73 (2014) C, pp. 575-580

In this paper, based on the mathematical models of microalgae growth, the performance of microalgae growth in nitrogen … of microalgae in continuous culture. In order to obtain a maximum productivity of microalgae, lower dilution rate is … maximum microalgae productivity, and the optimal value for lower dilution rate is far higher than that for higher dilution …

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Process characteristics, inhibition factors and methane yields of anaerobic digestion process, with particular focus on microalgal biomass fermentation

Kwietniewska, Ewa; Tys, Jerzy - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 34 (2014) C, pp. 491-500

methane fermentation process. Microalgae are predominantly single cell photoautotrophic organisms that have the ability to …

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A Review of Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Iran: Microalgal Biofixation Potential in Iran

Ghorbani, Afshin; Rahimpour, Hamid Reza; Ghasemi, Younes; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 35 (2014) C, pp. 73-100

land area, presence of various saline lakes which containing different species of microalgae and opportunity of … establishing microalgae culture ponds, the capture unit and microalgal culture can be located close to carbon sources, which are … scattered and far from geological formations. Besides CO2 mitigation, microalgae cultures can also produce valuable products and …

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Effects of changes in microbial community on the fermentative production of hydrogen and soluble metabolites from Chlorella pyrenoidosa biomass in semi-continuous operation

Xia, Ao; Cheng, Jun; Ding, Lingkan; Lin, Richen; Song, Wenlu - In: Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 982-988

16s rRNA gene sequence analysis is applied in the semi-continuous fermentation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa to monitor changes in the microbial community of HPB (hydrogen-producing bacteria). The microbial community of HPB on the 4th day is mainly composed of one genus (Clostridium) including one...

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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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Pyrolysis of three different types of microalgae: Kinetic and evolved gas analysis

López-González, D.; Fernandez-Lopez, M.; Valverde, J.L.; … - In: Energy 73 (2014) C, pp. 33-43

Pyrolysis characteristics of three species of microalgae (SC (Scenedesmus almeriensis), NG (Nannochloropsis gaditana … thermal behavior of microalgae samples could be described according to their biochemical composition and, in different … the pyrolysis of microalgae samples could be divided into light volatiles as H2, CO, H2O, CO2, light hydrocarbons and a …

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