Microalgal biorefinery: innovations in sustainable biofuel production
Aparna Sharma, Syed Ejaz Hussain Mehdi, Suleman Shahzad, Fida Hussain, Sandesh Pandey, Woochang Kang, Sang-Eun Oh
Abstract
Microalgae are a viable source for sustainable biofuel generation due to their quick growth and high energy content; nevertheless, commercialization is hindered by substantial production costs and energy requirements.
Topics & Concepts
BiofuelCommercializationProduction (economics)Sustainable productionEnvironmental scienceSustainable energyRenewable energyBioenergyBiomass (ecology)Waste managementPulp and paper industryEnergy sourceBiochemical engineeringBiorefinerySustainable developmentEnergy cropBusinessNatural resource economicsSustainabilityRaw materialEthanol fuelAviation biofuelChemistryEnergy (signal processing)Algal biology and biofuel productionBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction