Past, current, and future research on microalga-derived biodiesel: a critical review and bibliometric analysis

Microalga-derived biodiesel plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of biodiesel in recent years. Literature related to microalga-derived biodiesel had an increasing trend with the expanding research outputs. Based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) of the Web of Scien...

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Published inEnvironmental science and pollution research international Vol. 25; no. 11; pp. 10596 - 10610
Main Authors Ma, Xiaoyu, Gao, Ming, Gao, Zhen, Wang, Juan, Zhang, Min, Ma, Yingqun, Wang, Qunhui
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Algae
Aquatic microorganisms
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bibliometrics
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Citation analysis
Cultivation
Diesel
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Genetic engineering
Lipids
Lipids - chemistry
Microalgae
Microalgae - chemistry
Microalgae - growth & development
Review Article
Sustainable development
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Yeast
Yeasts
Yeasts - chemistry
Microalga-derived biodiesel
Bibliometric method
Lipid-producing microalga
Research hotspots
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Summary:Microalga-derived biodiesel plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of biodiesel in recent years. Literature related to microalga-derived biodiesel had an increasing trend with the expanding research outputs. Based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) of the Web of Science, a bibliometric analysis was conducted to characterize the body of knowledge on microalga-derived biodiesel between 1993 and 2016. From the 30 most frequently used author keywords, the following research hotspots are extracted: lipid preparation from different microalga species, microalga-derived lipid and environmental applications, lipid-producing microalgae cultivation, microalgae growth reactor, and microalga harvest and lipid extraction. Other keywords, i.e., microalga mixotrophic cultivation, symbiotic system between microalga and other oleaginous yeast, microalga genetic engineering, and other applications of lipid-producing microalga are future focal points of research. Graphical abstract
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ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-018-1453-0