Review: A chance for Korea to advance algal-biodiesel technology

Um, Byung-Hwan; Kim, Youngsoo

doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2008.08.002

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“…In contrast, Dunaliellasalina has the highest carbohydrate content (32%) followed by S.dimorphus (21-52%) and Tetraselmismaculata (15%). S.dimorphus has the highest lipid composition (16-40%) followed by B.braunii (Tartiel 2005;Um and Kim 2009).…”

Section: Microalgae Biomass Quality As Fish Feedmentioning

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An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

2017

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Microalgae have high nutritional values for aquatic organisms compared to fish meal, because microalgae cells are rich in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. However, the high cost for the commercial production of microalgae biomass using fresh water or artificial media limits its use as fish feed. Few studies have investigated the potential of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater for the production of microalgae biomass. Hence, this study aims to highlight the potential of these types of wastewater as an alternative superior medium for microalgae biomass as they contain high levels of nutrients required for microalgae growth. This paper focuses on the benefits of microalgae biomass produced during the phycoremediation of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater as fish feed. The extraction techniques for lipids and proteins as well as the studies conducted on the use of microalgae biomass as fish feed were reviewed. The results showed that microalgae biomass can be used as fish feed due to feed utilisation efficiency, physiological activity, increased resistance for several diseases, improved stress response, and improved protein retention.

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Section: Microalgae Biomass Quality As Fish Feedmentioning

confidence: 99%

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

2017

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“…Other studies found that some combustion products such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides can be effectively used by microalgae as nutrients (Um et al, 2009;Packer, 2009;Yoo et al 2009). The source of nutrients, according to Yang et al (2010), may come from municipal wastewater after secondary treatment containing all nutrients needed for algal growth except carbon.…”

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Energy production from microalgae biomass: carbon footprint and energy balance

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2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

105

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Bioenergy sources are promising alternatives for energy production in a sustainable world. Nevertheless many research and detailed analysis are necessary to measure in which circumstances they can contribute to it. This paper focuses on microalgae biomass combustion to produce heat and compares the use of different electricity sources with respect to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and Net Energy Ratio (NER). Some fossil sources were used as reference. The methodology was based on ISO 14040/44 standards and most of the data were obtained from scientific publications. The results showed that NER from microalgae combustion is still disadvantageous compared to fossil options. Microalgae GHG emissions were higher than fossil using the United States electricity grid but lower using the Brazilian one. Regardless of the fossil options show slightly better yields related to microalgae in the two categories analyzed, the fossil energy technology is mature and has less space for improvements while microalgae is in its infancy and have many technological solutions being developed.

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“…*Co-products composition depends on the conversion process used. a [20,[23][24][25][26][27][28], b [11,33,37,[56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67], c [11,33,56,59,64], d [27,33,[36][37][38][39][40] Transesterification of Extracted Lipids Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the main processes that are required to produce biodiesel, a form of renewable diesel, from extracted algal lipids, which is the most commonly investigated of the three pathways presented here. After algae are grown in an open pond, photobioreactor, or fermentor (i.e., heterotrophic growth), the algae are harvested from the growth medium.…”

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A Framework to Report the Production of Renewable Diesel from Algae

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Recently, algae have received significant interest as a potential feedstock for renewable diesel (such as biodiesel), and many researchers have attempted to quantify this potential. Some of these attempts are less useful because they have not incorporated specific values of algal lipid content, have not included processing inefficiencies, or omitted processing steps required for renewable diesel production. Furthermore, the associated energy, materials, and costs requirements are sometimes omitted. The accuracy and applicability of these estimates can be improved by using data that are more specific, including all relevant information for renewable diesel production, and by presenting information with more relevant metrics. To determine whether algae are a viable source for renewable diesel, three questions that must be answered are (1) how much renewable diesel can be produced from algae, (2) what is the financial cost of production, and (3) what is the energy ratio of production? To help accurately answer these questions, we propose an analytical framework and associated nomenclature system for characterizing renewable diesel production from algae. The three production pathways discussed in this study are the transesterification of extracted algal lipids, thermochemical conversion of algal biomass, and conversion of secreted algal oils. The nomenclature system is initially presented from a top-level perspective that is applicable to all production pathways for renewable diesel from algae. Then, the nomenclature is expanded to characterize the production of renewable diesel (specifically, biodiesel) from extracted algal lipids in detail (cf. Appendix 2). The analytical framework uses the presented nomenclature system and includes three main principles: using appropriate reporting metrics, using symbolic notation to represent unknown values, and presenting results that are specific to algal species, growth conditions, and product composition.

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Review: A chance for Korea to advance algal-biodiesel technology

Cited by 168 publications

References 16 publications

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

Energy production from microalgae biomass: carbon footprint and energy balance

A Framework to Report the Production of Renewable Diesel from Algae

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