Microalgal Bioprocess and Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 8959
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microalgal research on physiology; bioproducts; biorefinery; biomass harvesting; CO2 sequestration; wastewater treatment
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: algal biomass for food, feed and biofuels; high value products; waste water treatment
Interests: microalgal biotechnology; molecular taxonomy; bioenergy; nanocatalysts for biofuel, CO2 sequestration; wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites research or comprehensive review articles focusing on improving sustainability of microalgal bioprocesses.
Microalgae are promising feedstock for fuel and biochemicals. Sustainability is an important element that needs to be considered while developing production systems aimed at providing future bioproducts. While microalgal production systems are extensively studied, it is believed that further efforts are needed in order to improve the sustainability of the bioprocess.
We find the following research areas to be suitable for this issue that could contribute to improve the sustainability of microalgal bioprocesses:
- Improving biomass/biocomponent productivity;
- Development of biorefinery concepts;
- Better valorization of side stream products or residual wastes;
- Utilization of waste stream nutrients;
- Development of cost-effective downstream processes such as biomass harvesting, cell disruption and compound extraction.
In addition to the above, contributions with a focus on sustainability analysis (technoeconomic, environmental impact, etc.) of the microalgal bioprocess are also welcome.
The aim of this issue is to gather studies that could potentially contribute to the development of truly sustainable microalgal bioprocesses.
Prof. Dr. Praveen Ramasamy
Prof. Dr. Søren Laurentius Nielsen
Dr. MubarakAli Davoodbasha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microalgae
- biomass
- biofuel
- biochemicals
- pigments
- biorefinery
- harvesting
- cell disruption
- extraction
- wastewater nutrients
- sustainability
- technoeconomic analysis
- environmental impact analysis
