Integrated algal and oil palm biorefinery as a model system for bioenergy co-generation with bioproducts and biopharmaceuticals
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Background: There has been a greater call for greener and eco-friendly processes and bioproducts to meet the 2030’s core agenda on 17 global sustainable development goals. The challenge lies in incorporating systems thinking with a comprehensive worldview as a guiding principle to develop the economy, whilst taking cognisance of the need to safeguard the environment, and to embrace the socio-cultural diversity dimension as an equal component. Any discussion on climate change, destruction of eco-system and habitat for wildlife, poverty and starvation, and the spread of infectious diseases, must be addressed together with the emphasis on the development of cleaner energy, air and water, better management of resources and biodiversity, improved agro-practices for food production and distribution, and affordable health care, as the outcomes and key performance indicators to be evaluated. Strict regulation, monitoring and enforcement to minimize emission, pollution and wastage must also be put in place. Conclusion: This review article focuses on the research and development efforts to achieve sustainable bioenergy production, environmental remediation, and transformation of agro-materials into value-added bioproducts through the integrated algal and oil palm biorefinery. Recent development in microalgal research with nanotechnology as anti-cancer and antimicrobial agents and for biopharmaceutical applications are discussed. The life-cycle analysis in the context of palm oil mill processes is evaluated. The way forward from this integrated biorefinery concept is to strive for inclusive development strategies, and to address the immediate and pressing problems facing the Planet and the People, whilst still reaping the Profit.
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- Authors
- Abdullah, M. A., & Hussein, H. A.
- Affiliations
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (MY)
- University of Basrah (IQ)
- Corresponding author
- Abdullah, Mohd Azmuddin
- Venue
- Bioresources and Bioprocessing
- Published
- 2021-05-20
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 40-40
- ISSN
- 2197-4365 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10992906
- OpenAlex
- W3164935275
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 274
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Bioresources and Bioprocessing (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- University of Basrah
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Keywords
- integrated biorefinery, microalgae, oil palm, bioproducts, biopharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, antimicrobial nanomaterials, anticancer agents, life cycle assessment, palm oil mill effluent, environmental remediation, Sustainable Development Goals
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