A5041202281- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Global trade and economics
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Economic theories and models
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
University of South Florida
2015-2025
Fundacion Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigacion y el Desarrollo
2011-2023
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón
2007-2023
Universidad de Zaragoza
2023
Florida Polytechnic University
2012
Gobierno de Aragón
2011
University of Miami
2009
Florida International University
2009
University of Bradford
2004
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1992-1996
The review emphasizes the unique adaptability mechanism of pH-resilient algae, which can be used for a variety biotechnological applications critical to accelerating transition sustainable algae-based economy.
The biochemical conversion of cellulosic biomass to ethanol, a promising alternative fuel, can be carried out efficiently and economically using the simultaneous saccharification fermentation (SSF) process. SSF integrates enzymatic hydrolysis cellulose glucose, catalyzed by synergistic action cellulase beta-glucosidase, with fermentative synthesis ethanol. Because step determines availability glucose ethanologenic fermentation, kinetic beta-glucosidase susceptibility two enzymes inhibition...
Oleaginous microalgae and yeasts represent promising candidates for large-scale production of lipids, which can be utilized drop-in biofuels, nutraceuticals, pigments, cosmetics. However, low lipid productivity costly downstream processing continue to hamper the commercial deployment oleaginous microorganisms. Strain improvement play an essential role in development such industrial microorganisms by increasing hence reducing costs. The main means strain are random mutagenesis, adaptive...
Microalgae are increasingly viewed as renewable biological resources for a wide range of chemical compounds that can be used or transformed into biomaterials through biorefining to foster the bioeconomy future. Besides well-established biofuel potential microalgae, key microalgal bioactive compounds, such lipids, proteins, polysaccharides, pigments, vitamins, and polyphenols, possess biomedical nutritional attributes. Hence, microalgae find value-added applications in nutraceutical,...
Abstract Supplementing cultivation media with exogenous carbon sources enhances biomass and lipid production in microalgae. Utilization of renewable organic from agricultural residues can potentially reduce the cost algae cultivation, while enhancing sustainability. In present investigation a medium was developed sweet sorghum bagasse for Chlorella under mixotrophic conditions. Using response surface methodology, optimal values critical process parameters were determined, namely inoculum...
Aquatic algae are a rich source of wide range bioproducts intended to compete for sizable global market share. Thanks the gradual shift towards use natural products, microalgae-derived bioactive compounds offer an ecofriendly and vegan option cosmeceutical sector, whose products aim improve skin health but currently consist mostly synthetic chemicals. In particular, algae-derived vitamins their precursors being explored widely used in cosmeceuticals industry as that contain biologically...
Abstract Brassica carinata or Ethiopian mustard, a non‐edible oilseed brassica, is low carbon, purpose‐grown, and none‐to‐low indirect land‐use change bioenergy feedstock for the production of drop‐in sustainable aviation fuel, biodiesel, renewable diesel, suite value‐added coproducts. Carinata oil converted to fuel using an American Society Testing Materials approved Catalytic Hydrothermolysis process has been successfully tested in commercial military aviation. meal, residue after...
Conversion of residual algal biomass to value-added products is essential for enhancing the economics algae cultivation. Algal hydrochar produced via hydrothermal carbonization lipid-extracted Picochlorum oculatum a material rich in oxygen functional groups and carbon (up 67.3%) hence promising candidate remediation wastewaters. The conditions were optimized adsorption capacity was tested metal removal. By end process, cumulative removal Al3+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Pb2+ reached 89, 98, 75,...
The growth in the global fuel consumption is expected to continue unabated. At same time, nations around globe are trying reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from transportation sector. These factors have led researchers look for alternative sources of fuels. Biodiesel one such that can complement or displace petroleum diesel with a potentially lower carbon footprint fuel, depending upon feedstock and production process. refers monoalkyl esters derived wide range raw materials, like...
Ethanol from cellulosic biomass is a promising renewable liquid transportation fuel. Applied research in the area of conversion to ethanol last 20 years has answered most major challenges on road commercialization but, as with any new technology, there still room for performance improvement. A verified mathematical model was used examine critical biochemical engineering aspects production this study. Extensive simulations simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) cellulose were...
Chemical activation was employed to convert algal biochar obtained from hydrothermal carbonization of lipid-extracted algae (LEA) activated carbon. Potassium hydroxide, previously utilized on cellulosic biomass but not biomass, as activating agent and the impact conditions, namely temperature, time, amount agent, were investigated. The yield carbon ranged 28% 52 % decreased temperature raised 400 600 °C, residence time 30 60 min, KOH/biochar mass ratio 0.25 1.0. In contrast, surface area...