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Towards the production of microalgae biofuels: the effect of the culture medium on lipid deposition
(BioTechnologia, 2019-09-26)
Microalgae have been studied in recent years for various reasons, one among them being their potential in the production of biofuels. Biofuels are considered as a renewable source that does not compete with the food industry, ...
The Effects of Wavelength and Salinity on Biomass Production from Haematococcus pluvialis
(Contemporary Engineering Sciences, 2017-12-24)
Currently, microalgae have emerged as promising source of high-value products
due to its biomass productivity, high photosynthetic efficiency and non-competitive environment for growth. In this work, biomass production ...
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 ...
Utilización de microalgas de la división Chlorophyta en el tratamiento biológico de drenajes ácidos de minas de carbónUse of microalgae of Chlorophyta division in the biological treatment of acid drains of coal mines
(Revista Colombiana De Biotecnología, 2017-07-01)
El impacto ambiental generado por las aguas residuales de la explotación de carbón es significativo por la carga contaminante que estas por lo general poseen, representada en grandes concentraciones de sólidos suspendidos, ...
Caracterización Viscoelástica de Biopelículas Obtenidas a Base de Mezclas Binarias
(Informacion Tecnologica, 2015-01-18)
El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar la viscoelasticidad dinámica lineal de biopelículas obtenidas con glicerol al 12 % (v/v), goma gelana (GG), concentrado de proteína de suero lácteo (CPS) y sus mezclas. Las ...
Advanced Oxidation Processes and Biotechnological Alternatives for the Treatment of Tannery Wastewater
(Molecules, 2021-05-27)
The tannery industry is one of the economic sectors that contributes to the development of different countries. Globally, Europe and Asia are the main producers of this industry, although Latin America and Africa have been ...
Enzymatic Transesterification of Waste Frying Oil from Local Restaurants in East Colombia Using a Combined Lipase System
(Applied Sciences, 2020-05-21)
The search for innovation and biotechnological strategies in the biodiesel production chain have become a topic of interest for scientific community owing the importance of renewable energy sources. This work aimed to ...
Astaxanthin production from Haematococcus pluvialis: effects of light wavelength and salinity
(Contemporary Engineering Sciences, 2017-12-28)
Haematococcus pluvialis has attracted much global attention due to its ability to
produce huge amounts of astaxanthin, a carotenoid pigment widely applied in
pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. In this work, ...
Computer-aided environmental and exergy analyses of a large-scale production of chitosan microbeads modified with TiO2 nanoparticles
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019-11-10)
Chitosan is a biopolymer that has emerged as a useful material with applications in sectors such as medicine, food industry, water treatment systems, among others. This biomaterial is synthesized from shrimp exoskeleton, ...
Multiparameter analysis of activated sludge inhibition by nickel, cadmium, and cobalt
(Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018-06-05)
Activated sludge processes are often inhibited by nickel, cadmium, and cobalt. The inhibitory effect of these heavy metals on a synthetic wastewater treatment process was tested through pulse microrespirometry; i.e., pulse ...