Commercialization potential aspects of microalgae for biofuel production: An overview

Enhancing Lipid Production of Dunaliella tertiolecta by Manipulating the Interactive Effect of Salinity and Nitrogen

“…4 Actually, the current level of lipid production (30-40 % of cell biomass) is much lower than its potential. 5 Thus, there is a need to improve the lipid production of microalgae. A number of strategies have been applied in the past to improve lipid production.…”

Biomass energy in Japan: Current status and future potential

“…Algae do not compete with agricultural products [23] and can be grown in wastewater [25], [26]. Unused domestic land can also be used for their growth the production cost is very low at $0.27 US/liter [21]. These characteristics of algae make it a desirable source of biomass energy.…”

“…It grows naturally in the water and at a faster rate than other than other conventional biofuels like corn, sunflower, and soybean [20], [21]. It also has a high yield ratio [20].…”

“…Its production cost is less than wheat at $0.60 US per liter and its annual yield has the potential to be higher, between 6,800-8,000 L/Ha. [20], [21] High yield ratio [20] Absorbs CO2 [22] Does not compete with agricultural products [23], [24] Waste water [25], [26] 58,700 -136,900 [27] 0.27 [21] 9…”

Biodegradation of Coloured Textile Industrial Wastewater using Chlorella vulgaris

“…In recent years, the use of microalgae in biodegradation of coloured wastewater has a lot of attentions in their main role in carbon dioxide fixation [16]. In addition, microalgae biomass generated has great potential as feedstock for biofuel production [17,18]. Biological treatments are cheaper than other methods [19], but dye toxicity usually inhibits bacterial growth and limits therefore, the efficiency of decolorization [20].…”