Review of biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach

P Chen, M Min, YF Chen, L Wang, Y Li, Q Chen… - International Journal of …, 2010 - ijabe.org
Current biofuel production relies on limited arable lands on the earth, and is impossible to
meet the biofuel demands. Oil producing algae are alternative biofuel feedstock with potential …

Characterization of a microalga Chlorella sp. well adapted to highly concentrated municipal wastewater for nutrient removal and biodiesel production

Y Li, YF Chen, P Chen, M Min, W Zhou, B Martinez… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
The feasibility of growing Chlorella sp. in the centrate, a highly concentrated municipal
wastewater stream generated from activated sludge thickening process, for simultaneous …

Cultivation of Green Algae Chlorella sp. in Different Wastewaters from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant

L Wang, M Min, Y Li, P Chen, Y Chen, Y Liu… - Applied biochemistry …, 2010 - Springer
The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth of green algae Chlorella sp. on
wastewaters sampled from four different points of the treatment process flow of a local municipal …

Anaerobic digested dairy manure as a nutrient supplement for cultivation of oil-rich green microalgae Chlorella sp.

L Wang, Y Li, P Chen, M Min, Y Chen, J Zhu… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present study was to investigate the effectiveness of using digested dairy manure as a
nutrient supplement for cultivation of oil-rich green microalgae Chlorella sp. Different dilution …

Local bioprospecting for high-lipid producing microalgal strains to be grown on concentrated municipal wastewater for biofuel production

W Zhou, Y Li, M Min, B Hu, P Chen, R Ruan - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Mass cultivation of microalgae for biofuel production depends heavily on the performance of
the microalgae strains used. In this study, 60 algae-like microorganisms collected from …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of microalgae for biofuel production

Z Du, Y Li, X Wang, Y Wan, Q Chen, C Wang, X Lin… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
The pyrolysis of Chlorella sp. was carried out in a microwave oven with char as microwave
reception enhancer. The results indicated that the maximum bio-oil yield of 28.6% was …

Integration of algae cultivation as biodiesel production feedstock with municipal wastewater treatment: strains screening and significance evaluation of environmental …

Y Li, W Zhou, B Hu, M Min, P Chen, RR Ruan - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study are to find the robust strains for the centrate cultivation system
and to evaluate the effect of environmental factors including light intensity, light–dark cycle, …

A hetero-photoautotrophic two-stage cultivation process to improve wastewater nutrient removal and enhance algal lipid accumulation

W Zhou, M Min, Y Li, B Hu, X Ma, Y Cheng, Y Liu… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
A hetero-photoautotrophic algal growth model was studied for improved wastewater
treatment and low cost algal biofuel feedstock production. The microalga, Auxenochlorella …

Growing wastewater-born microalga Auxenochlorella protothecoides UMN280 on concentrated municipal wastewater for simultaneous nutrient removal and energy …

W Zhou, Y Li, M Min, B Hu, H Zhang, X Ma, L Li… - Applied Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Using wastewater to grow algae is probably the most promising route to reduce production
costs associated with nutrients and water. In this study, a newly isolated facultative …

Cultivating Chlorella sp. in a Pilot-Scale Photobioreactor Using Centrate Wastewater for Microalgae Biomass Production and Wastewater Nutrient Removal

M Min, L Wang, Y Li, MJ Mohr, B Hu, W Zhou… - Applied biochemistry …, 2011 - Springer
This study is concerned with a novel mass microalgae production system which, for the first
time, uses “centrate”, a concentrated wastewater stream, to produce microalgal biomass for …