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Recent Achievements in the Production of Biogas from Microalgae

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 08 Jun 2016 Spain Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Waste and Biomass Valorization, volume 8, pages 129-139 (issn: 1877-2641, eissn: 1877-265X,

Authors: Enrica Uggetti; Ivet Ferrer; Maria Solé; Marianna Garfí; Fabiana Passos; Fabiana Passos;

doi: 10.1007/s12649-016-9604-3

handle: 2117/100504

Recent Achievements in the Production of Biogas from Microalgae

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Abstract

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9604-3 Microalgae are nowadays regarded as a potential biomass feedstock to help reducing our dependence on fossil fuels for transportation, electricity and heat generation. Besides, microalgae have been widely investigated as a source of chemicals, cosmetics and health products, as well as animal and human feed. Among the cutting-edge applications of microalgae biomass, anaerobic digestion has shown promising results in terms of (bio)methane production. The interest of this process lies on its potential integration within the microalgae biorefinery concept, providing on the one hand a source of bioenergy, and on the other hand nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and CO2) and water for microalgae cultivation. This article reports the main findings in the field, highlighting the options to increase the (bio)methane production of microalgae (i.e. pretreatment and co-digestion) and bottlenecks of the technology. Finally, energy, economic and environmental aspects are considered. Peer Reviewed

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Spain

Related Organizations

Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya
Spain
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Brazil
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Spain
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Brazil

Keywords

Microalgae--Biotechnology, Biogas, Biogàs, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Recursos energètics renovables::Biogàs, Microalgal biomass, Co-digestion, :Energies::Recursos energètics renovables::Biogàs [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Anaerobic digestion, Microalgues -- Biotecnologia, Pretreatment

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