Insights about sustainable biodiesel production from microalgae biomass: A review

Summary Production of biodiesel from microalgae can be categorized as a symbiotic engineering solution focusing on energy and environmental problems. This review presents a collection of recent methods adopted for the production of biodiesel from microalgae. Microalgae are tiny cell factories which...

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Published in:International journal of energy research Vol. 45; no. 12; pp. 17028 - 17056
Main Authors: Rahul S, Michael, MA, Sundaramahalingam, CS, Shivamthi, R, Shyam Kumar, P, Varalakshmi, S, Karthikumar, J, Kanimozhi, R, Vinoth Kumar, S, Sabarathinam, I, Ganesh Moorthy, A, Pugazhendhi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 10.10.2021
Subjects:
Algae
algal cultivation
Algal growth
Aquatic microorganisms
biodiesel
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Biomass
Bioreactors
Biorefineries
biorefinery
Competition
Cultivation
Cultivation techniques
Diesel
Energy demand
Fossil fuels
Genetic engineering
Hybrid systems
Industrial engineering
Lipids
Manufacturing engineering
Microalgae
Nuclear fuels
Photobioreactors
Phytoplankton
Pollution
Production methods
Refining
Starvation
Sustainable production
Symbionts
ISSN:0363-907X, 1099-114X
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Summary:Summary Production of biodiesel from microalgae can be categorized as a symbiotic engineering solution focusing on energy and environmental problems. This review presents a collection of recent methods adopted for the production of biodiesel from microalgae. Microalgae are tiny cell factories which yield a large quantity of biomass by employing different methods of cultivation and using different types of harvesting techniques. Different strategies like nutrient starvation and micronutrient supplementation for hyper lipid accumulation to produce biodiesel for competing with the high market demand for fossil fuel are discussed. The use of different cultivation techniques for increasing the algal biomass in the recent scenario is focused. Also, improvement in the design strategies of bioreactors like the open pond, photobioreactors, and hybrid systems is included in the review. Further, diverse technologies for lipid improvement, including manipulating the bioprocess parameters and genetic engineering, are addressed. Also, microalgae for biorefinery approaches solve pollution problems, and its biomass can be used for biodiesel production which is elaborated in detail. The possibility of production of biodiesel from microalgae at a larger scale by overcoming the main bottlenecks in different steps of algal growth like high biomass cultivation, investment factor, and implementation of biorefinery approaches to address the current energy demand is also proposed.
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ISSN:0363-907X
1099-114X
DOI:10.1002/er.6138