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Techno-productive potential of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells through different configurations

ElMekawy, Ahmed; Hegab, Hanaa M.; Vanbroekhoven, Karolien; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 617-627

caused by CO2 emissions are major problems facing the world today. The use of microalgae to overcome these problems has … cells (PMFCs). Also, microalgae can support the efficient removal of phosphorus and nitrogen, as the MFC technology cannot …

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Fermentative hydrogen and methane production from microalgal biomass (Chlorella vulgaris) in a two-stage combined process

Wieczorek, Nils; Kucuker, Mehmet Ali; Kuchta, Kerstin - In: Applied Energy 132 (2014) C, pp. 108-117

fermentation for hydrogen (H2) production from microalgae and methane (CH4) fermentation from residues following H2 production … process). Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris culture was used as a substrate. The hydrogen production from C. vulgaris ranges 1 … microalgae. The results of the CH4 fermentation show that the methane yields could be increased from 245±2.46 to 414±2.45ml CH4 g …

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Performance of mixed LED light wavelengths on biogas upgrade and biogas fluid removal by microalga Chlorella sp.

Yan, Cheng; Zheng, Zheng - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 1008-1014

Chlorella sp. is a microalga that could be utilized effectively in the simultaneous biogas upgrade and biogas fluid …

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Methane production of thermally pretreated Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. biomass at increasing biomass loads

Mendez, Lara; Mahdy, Ahmed; Ballesteros, Mercedes; … - In: Applied Energy 129 (2014) C, pp. 238-242

Anaerobic digestion of microalgae has been enhanced by several pretreatments; however the reported net energy ratio was …

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Kinetic analysis and thermal characterization of the microalgae combustion process by thermal analysis coupled to mass spectrometry

López-González, D.; Fernandez-Lopez, M.; Valverde, J.L.; … - In: Applied Energy 114 (2014) C, pp. 227-237

The thermal characteristics under oxidizing atmosphere of several species of microalgae: Nannochloropsis gaditana (NG … scanning calorimetry (DSC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS). These microalgae were chosen according to their chemical … composition. TGA results showed that microalgae combustion took place in two main stages: devolatilization and char oxidation …

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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 …

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Investigating the interdependence between cell density, biomass productivity, and lipid productivity to maximize biofuel feedstock production from outdoor microalgal cultures

Terigar, Beatrice G.; Theegala, Chandra S. - In: Renewable Energy 64 (2014) C, pp. 238-243

For biofuel applications, increasing net lipid productivity from continuous flow microalgal cultures is critically important. Parameters that affect net lipid productivity include: cell lipid content, culture flow rate or hydraulic retention time, and biomass concentration. However, these...

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Process effect of microalgal-carbon dioxide fixation and biomass production: A review

Zhao, Bingtao; Su, Yaxin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 121-132

Global warming caused by anthropogenic CO2 emission has been one of the most important issues in the fields of science, environment and even international economics and politics. To control and reduce CO2 emissions, intensive carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies have been...

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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

produce biodiesel. However, in recent years, microalgae have emerged as potential biodiesel feedstocks. Microalgae offer … advantages over conventional feedstocks. Microalgae have ability to fix atmospheric CO2 and convert it into sugars, which are … then converted into fuel after biochemical processing. Microalgae have high growth rate and accumulate lipids up to 70% in …

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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 … investigated. The marine microalgae were harvested during the exponential phase and lipid was extracted by chloroform … 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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