Microalgae for third generation biofuel production, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater treatment: present and future perspectives - a mini review
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Article Title | Microalgae for third generation biofuel production, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater treatment: present and future perspectives - a mini review |
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ERA Journal ID | 5115 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Maity, Jyoti Prakash (Author), Bundschuh, Jochen (Author), Chen, Chien-Yen (Author) and Bhattacharya, Prosun |
Journal Title | Energy |
Journal Citation | 78, pp. 104-113 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0360-5442 |
1873-6785 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.003 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544214004150 |
Abstract | The extensive use of fossil fuels is increasingly recognized as unsustainable as a consequence of depletion of supplies and the contribution of these fuels to climate change by GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions into the atmosphere. Microalgae indicate alternative renewable sustainable energy sources as they have a high potential for producing large amounts of biomass which in turn can be used for production of different third-generation biofuels at large scale. Microalgae transform the solar energy into the carbon storage products, leads to lipid accumulation, including TAG (triacylglycerols), which then can be transformed into biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethanol. This paper reviews the selection, production and accumulation of target bioenergy carrier's strains and their advantages as well as the technological development for oil, biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, biogas production and GHG mitigation. The feedstock of promising algal strain exhibits the suitable biofuel production. The current progress of hybrid-technologies (biomass production, wastewater treatment, GHG mitigation) for production of prime-products as biofuels offer atmospheric pollution control such as the reduction of GHG (CO2 fixation) coupling wastewater treatment with microalgae growth. The selection of efficient strain, microbial metabolism, cultivation systems, biomass production are key parameters of viable technology for microalgae-based biodiesel-production. |
Keywords | microalgae; biofuel; mitigation of greenhouse gases; wastewater treatment |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410404. Environmental management |
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Byline Affiliations | National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan |
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences | |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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