Algal Biofuels: Current Status and Key Challenges

Saad, Marwa G.; Dosoky, Noura S.; Zoromba, Mohamed S.; Shafik, Hesham M.

doi:10.3390/en12101920

Cited by 220Algal biology and biofuel productionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversion

Algal Biofuels: Current Status and Key Challenges

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Saad, Marwa G., Dosoky, Noura S., Zoromba, Mohamed S., Shafik, Hesham M.·2019·Energies

DOI 10.3390/en12101920

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The current fossil fuel reserves are not sufficient to meet the increasing demand and very soon will become exhausted. Pollution, global warming, and inflated oil prices have led the quest for renewable energy sources. Algal biofuels represent a potential source of renewable energy. Algae, as the third generation feedstock, are suitable for biodiesel and bioethanol production due to their quick growth, excellent biomass yield, and high lipid and carbohydrate contents. With their huge potential, algae are expected to surpass the first and second generation feedstocks. Only a few thousand algal species have been investigated as possible biofuel sources, and none of them was ideal. This review summarizes the current status of algal biofuels, important steps of algal biofuel production, and the major commercial production challenges.

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The production of algal biodiesel is an energy-intensive process.
“However, because the production of this biodiesel is an energy-intensive process, the price of biodiesel is high.”
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Most species of algae favor the temperature from 20 to 30 °C.
“Most species of algae favor the temperature from 20 to 30 • C [9].”
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Obtaining biodiesel from algae is technically feasible and sustainable, thus putting this technology in an excellent position to potentially and methodically replace oil-derived fuel.
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Other disadvantages of photobioreactors include difficulties with scaling-up, overheating, oxygen accumulation, bio-fouling, and cell damage over time.
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Microalgae have high oil yields compared with other biofuel feedstock crops like palm oil and soybeans.
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Authors: Saad, M. G., Dosoky, N. S., Zoromba, M. S., & Shafik, H. M.
Affiliations: Port Said University (EG)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (US)
King Abdulaziz University (SA)
Corresponding author: Dosoky, Noura S.
ORCID: Dosoky, Noura S.
Zoromba, Mohamed S.
Venue: Energies
Publisher: MDPI AG
Published: 2019-05-20
Volume: 12
Issue: 10
Pages: 1920
ISSN: 1996-1073 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3390/en12101920
OpenAlex: W2946429741
Cited by: 218
References: 174
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 5
FWCI: 6.07
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
dx.doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)
Locations: Energies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Greater South Information System
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: algal biofuels, microalgae, biodiesel, bioethanol, third-generation biofuels, algal biomass, lipid content, carbohydrate content, renewable energy, commercialization challenges, algae cultivation

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