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Biogas production from microalgal biomass produced in the tertiary treatment of...
Barros, Raúl; Raposo, Sara; Morais, Etiele; Rodrigues, Brígida; Lourenço Afonso, Valdemira; Gonçalves, Pedro; Marques, José; Cerqueira, RicardoThe valorization of microalgal biomass produced during wastewater treatment has the potential to mitigate treatment costs. As contaminated biomass (e.g., with pharmaceuticals, toxic metals, etc.) is often generated, biogas production is considered an effective valorization option. The biomass was obtained from a pilot facility of photobioreactors for tertiary wastewater treatment. The pilots were run for one ye...
Alternative chemo-enzymatic hydrolysis strategy applied to different microalgae...
Constantino, Ana; Rodrigues, Brígida; Leon, R.; Barros, Raúl; Raposo, SaraMicroalgae have been considered third generation feedstock for biofuel production based on the expectation that large amounts of algal biomass can be cultivated at an acceptable cost. Transformation of biomass into ethanol requires a saccharification step, where complex carbohydrates are broken down by hydrolysis into sugars that can be fermented to bioethanol. Carbohydrate mobilization is hampered by the recal...
Scale-up and large-scale production of Tetraselmis sp CTP4 (Chlorophyta) for CO...
Pereira, Hugo; Páramo, Jaime; Silva, Joana; Marques, Ana; Barros, Ana; Maurício, Dinis; Santos, Tamára; Schulze, Peter; Barros, Raúl; Gouveia, LuisaABSTRACT: Industrial production of novel microalgal isolates is key to improving the current portfolio of available strains that are able to grow in large-scale production systems for different biotechnological applications, including carbon mitigation. In this context, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 was successfully scaled up from an agar plate to 35-and 100-m(3) industrial scale tubular photobioreactors (PBR). Growth w...
Biofuels production by chlorella sorokiniana in a biorefinery perspective
Constantino, Ana; Glória, Patrícia; Rodrigues, Brígida; Leon, Rosa; Barros, Raúl; Raposo, SaraBiofuels Production By Chlorella Sorokiniana In A Biorefinery Perspective (Poster Presentation) in Abstract Book 5th Algaeurope Conference