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The Effect of Temperature and Enzyme Concentration in the Transesterification Process of Synthetic Microalgae Oil
(Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018-05)
Throughout the world, the fossil fuel has supplied around the 80% of the energetic requirements, in Colombia alone 95.1% of energetic demand is made by the transportation sector solely, supplied by oil, kerosene, gasoline ...
An Innovative Low-Cost Equipment for Electro-Concentration of Microalgal Biomass
(Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2020-07-14)
Microalgal harvesting is one of the most challenging processes in the development of algal research and development. Several methods, such as centrifugation, flocculation and filtration, are available at the laboratory ...
Production of Chlorella vulgaris Biomass on UV‐treated Wastewater as an Alternative for Environmental Sustainability on High‐Mountain Fisheries
(Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018-05)
The sustained expansion of agricultural industry in Colombian high-mountain has led to an increased size of residues, especially untreated wastewater. This untreated water is an urgent matter for public and environmental ...
The Application of Catalytic Processes on the Production of Algae-Based Biofuels: A Review
(Catalysts, 2020-12-28)
Over the last decades, microalgal biomass has gained a significant role in the development of different high-end (nutraceuticals, colorants, food supplements, and pharmaceuticals) and lowend products (biodiesel, bioethanol, ...
Design of an Electroflotation System for the Concentration and Harvesting of Freshwater Microalgae
(Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018-05)
Microalgae are considered as one of the most promising alternatives for the integrated use of agro-industrial water residues and the production of metabolites of high industrial interest. This is due to algae can grow on ...
Enhancement of Phycobiliprotein Accumulation in Thermotolerant Oscillatoria sp. through Media Optimization
(ACS Omega, 2021-04-12)
Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are a group of brilliant pigment proteins found in cyanobacteria and red algae; their synthesis and accumulation depend on several factors such as the type of strain employed, nutrient concentration, ...
Evaluation of the effect of flocculation on harvesting of microalgaenannochloropsis SP
(ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2018-08)
Microalgae have recently emerged as an attractive source of products for the food, energy and pharmaceutical
industries due to their high biomass productivity, metabolic versatility and environmental sustainability. This ...
Optimization of Enzyme-Assisted Extraction of Flavonoids from Corn Husks
(Processes, 2019-11-03)
Corn husks are an important byproduct of the corn processing industry. Although they are a rich source of bioactive compounds, especially flavonoids, corn husks are usually disposed of or used as animal feed. In this paper, ...
Vinasse as a Sustainable Medium for the Production of Chlorella vulgaris UTEX 1803
(Water, 2019-07-24)
This study investigates distillery wastewater, commonly known as vinasse, as a potential culture medium for the production of Chlorella vulgaris and its most relevant metabolites. The effect of vinasse concentration on the ...
Effect of flocculation on lipid extraction from Chlorella Vulgaris UTEX 1803 using response surface methodology
(Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2019-02)
Microalgae are an attractive source of metabolites, such as lipids, proteins, pigments and carbohydrates, of potential interest to the pharmaceutical, food and energy sectors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...