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ReviewBioengineered2021

Biofuel production from Macroalgae: present scenario and future scope.

Godvin Sharmila V, Dinesh Kumar M, Arulazhagan Pugazhendi, Amit Kumar Bajhaiya, Poornachander Gugulothu, Rajesh Banu J

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Review in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Godvin Sharmila VDepartment of Civil Engineering, Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9741-8216
Dinesh Kumar MDepartment of Civil Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences(SIMATS), Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1834-4699
Arulazhagan PugazhendiCenter of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8848-2125
Amit Kumar BajhaiyaDepartment of Microbiology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9912-4278
Poornachander GugulothuDepartment of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.
Rajesh Banu JDepartment of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7708-452X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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. Macroalgae (green, brown, and red marine seaweed) is gaining popularity as a viable and promising renewable source for biofuels production. Numerous researches have been conducted to access the potential of macroalgae for generating diverse bioproducts such as biofuels. The existence of components such as carbohydrates and lipids, and the lack or deficiency of lignin, create macroalgae an enviable feedstock for biofuels generation. This review briefly covers the potential macroalgal species promoting the production of biofuels and their cultivation methods. It also illustrates the biofuel generation pathway and its efficiency along with the recent techniques to accelerate the product yield. In addition, the current analysis focuses on a cost-effective sustainable generation of biofuel along with commercialization and scaleup.

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BiofuelsBiotechnologyCommerceSeaweedBiofuelsBiofuelschallengescommercializationcostcultivationMacroalgae

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PMID34709971
PMCPMC8809944

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