Algal Biorefinery and Microbial Fuel Cells 2021
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 14575
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microalgae; fermentation; bioenergy; biorefinery; biohydrogen; bioelectrochemical conversion
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Interests: microalgal research on physiology; bioproducts; biorefinery; biomass harvesting; CO2 sequestration; wastewater treatment
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Interests: bio-electrochemical systems to produce sustainable energy resources; application of chemically functionalized magnetic nanomaterials; bioconversion of soil pollutants to multi-functional amino acids by bacteria
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fossil resource depletion and problems related to global warming are driving the demand for renewable and environmentally friendly fuels and chemicals in our society. Recently, photosynthetic microalgae- and electroactive bacteria-based biorefinery technologies have attracted great attention in both academic and industrial fields. Microalgal biomass can be applied to a variety of industrial applications such as bioenergy, animal/aquaculture feeds, food supplements, and nutraceuticals. In microbial fuel cells (MFCs), electricity, and value-added products (such as ethanol and 3-hydroxyproionic acid) can be simultaneously produced from organic substrates. In addition, renewable electricity can be used to provide a reducing equivalent that is essential for the metabolism of diverse microorganisms to produce alcohols and organic acids. This Special Issue covers recent achievements in microalgae and biofuel cell technologies, including biocatalysts, reactors, process optimization, power generation, bio-products diversification, and upscaling.
Dr. You-Kwan Oh
Prof. Dr. Praveen Ramasamy
Dr. Soo Youn Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Microalgae
- Biorefinery
- Biofuel
- High-value products
- Microbial fuel cells
- Biofuel cell
- Electro-fermentation
- Bio-electricity
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