Ultrasound-intensified biodiesel production from algal biomass: a review

• Published in: Environmental chemistry letters Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 209 - 229
• Main Authors: Patle, Dipesh Shikchand, Pandey, Ashutosh, Srivastava, Sameer, Sawarkar, Ashish N., Kumar, Sushil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; Analytical Chemistry; biodiesel; Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Biomass; Biomass energy production; Catalysts; Cooking; Cooking oils; cost effectiveness; Diesel; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Edible oils; energy; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Feasibility studies; feedstocks; Geochemistry; Microalgae; Nuclear fuels; oils; Phytoplankton; Pollution; Raw materials; Renewable fuels; Review; Ultrasonic imaging; ultrasonic treatment; ultrasonics; Ultrasound; Ultrasonication; Microalgae; In situ method; Transesterification; Biodiesel

Energy needs and environmental concerns are leading to the search for alternative renewable fuels such as biodiesel. Biodiesel from microalgae has recently gained attention due to the drawbacks of other feedstocks such as edible oils. Recent research is focussing on techniques to convert feedstock i...