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Microalgae based biorefinery promoting circular bioeconomy-techno economic and life-cycle analysis

Rajesh Banu, J., Preethi, Kavitha, S., Gunasekaran, M., Kumar, Gopalakrishnan·2020·Bioresource Technology

DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122822

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Microalgae are source of third generation biofuel having the key advantage of high lipid productivity. In recent times, biorefinery is seen as promising option to further reduce the production cost of microalgae biofuel. However, exact energy balance analysis has not been performed on important biorefinery routes. In this aspect, three biorefinery routes, all based on lipid based biorefinery route are evaluated for economical production of microalgal biofuel and valorised products. Biorefinery route 1 involves production of biodiesel, pigments, and animal feed. Biorefinery route 2 involves biogas and pigments production and two stage fermentation, and third biorefinery route involves bio-hydrogen and pigments production. Finally, the technoeconomic assessment of three biorefinery routes were reviewed, net energy savings, and life-cycle costing approaches to economize microalgal biorefinery are suggested.

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Authors: Rajesh Banu, J., Preethi, Kavitha, S., Gunasekaran, M., & Kumar, G.
Affiliations: Anna University, Chennai (IN)
Ton Duc Thang University (VN)
Corresponding author: Kumar, Gopalakrishnan
ORCID: Kavitha, S.
Gunasekaran, M.
Kumar, Gopalakrishnan
Venue: Bioresource Technology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-04
Volume: 302
Pages: 122822
ISSN: 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122822
OpenAlex: W3002927826
Cited by: 280
References: 119
Citations by year: 2026: 17 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 58 · 2020: 16
FWCI: 2.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
Keywords: microalgae, biorefinery, circular bioeconomy, third-generation biofuels, microalgal lipids, biodiesel, microalgal pigments, animal feed, biogas, two-stage fermentation, biohydrogen, techno-economic analysis, life cycle cost analysis, net energy analysis, valorization
MeSH terms: Animals, Costs and Cost Analysis, Lipids, Biomass, Biofuels, Microalgae

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