Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
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Abdel Ghaly

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• Review Article
  Microalgae Oil Extraction Pre-treatment Methods: Critical Review and Comparative Analysis
  Author(s): Mariam Al hattab and Abdel GhalyMariam Al hattab and Abdel Ghaly
  
  Microalgae biomass can be used to produce numerous value added products such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, fish feed, animal feed, human food supplements and skin care products. Production of value added products from microalgae biomass requires the growth and recovery of the algae biomass, extraction and downstream processing of the desired product. One of the major obstacles for using microalgae biomass on an industrial-scale, for the production of biodiesel, is the high processing costs. Increasing the lipid recovery efficiency from the microalgae biomass would result in greater product yields (biodiesel). Thus, the aim of this study was to review the current methods used for microalgae pre-treatment and perform a comparative analysis in order to determine the most economically efficient method for large scale use. The effectiveness of the pre-treatment methods inv.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-4541.1000172

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