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Phycol 23:321–335
27. Jung KA, Lim S, Kim Y, Park JM (2013) Potentials of macroalgae as feedstocks for biorefinery.
Bioresour Technol 135:182–190
28. Renita AA, Sreedhar N, Peter DM (2014) Optimization of algal methyl esters using RSM and
evaluation of biodiesel storage characteristics. Bioresour Bioprocess 1:19
29. Kumar PS, Pavithra J, Suriya S, Ramesh M, Kumar KA (2015) Sargassum wightii, a marine
alga is the source for the production of algal oil, bio-oil, and application in the dye wastewater
treatment. Desalin Water Treat 55(5):1342–1358
30. Roesijadi G, Jones SB, Snowden-Swan LJ, Zhu Y (2010) Macroalgae as a biomass feedstock: a
preliminary analysis (PNNL-19944). http://www.pnl.gov/main/publications/external/techni
cal_reports/PNNL-19944.pdf
31. Lammens TM, Franssen MCR, Scott EL, Sanders JPM (2012) Availability of protein-derived
amino acids as feedstock for the production of bio-based chemicals. Biomass Bioenergy
44:168–181
32. Jard G, Marfaing H, Carrère H, Delgenes JP, Steyer JP, Dumas C (2013) French Brittany
macroalgae screening: composition and methane potential for potential alternative sources of
energy and products. Bioresour Technol 144:492–498
33. Börjesson P, Mattiasson B (2008) Biogas as a resource-efficient vehicle fuel. Trends Biotechnol
26:7–13
34. Frigon J, Guiot SR (2010) Biomethane production from starch and lignocellulosic crops: a
comparative review. Biofuels Bioprod Biorefin 4:447–458
35. Yuan XZ, Shi XS, Zhang DL, Qiu YL, Guo RB, Wang LS (2011) Biogas production and
microcystin biodegradation in anaerobic digestion of blue algae. Energy Environ Sci 4
(4):1511–1515
36. Zhong WZ, Zhang ZZ, Luo YJ, Qiao W, Xiao M, Zhang M (2012) Biogas productivity by
co-digesting Taihu blue algae with corn straw as an external carbon source. Bioresour Technol
114:281–286
37. Adams JMM, Toop TA, Donnison IS, Gallagher JA (2011) Seasonal variation in Laminaria
digitata and its impact on biochemical conversion routes to biofuels. Bioresour Technol
102:9976–9984
38. Vivekanand V, Eijsink VH, Horn SJ (2013) Biogas production from the brown seaweed
Saccharina latissima: thermal pretreatment and codigestion with wheat straw. J Appl Phycol
24:1295–1301
39. Bucholc K, Szymczak-Żyła M, Lubecki L, Zamojska A, Hapter P, Tjernström E, Kowalewska
G (2014) Nutrient content in macrophyta collected from Southern Baltic Sea beaches in relation
to eutrophication and biogas production. Sci Total Environ 473:298–307
40. Langlois J, Sassi JF, Jard G, Steyer JP, Delgenes JP, Hélias A (2012) Life cycle assessment of
biomethane from offshore-cultivated seaweed. Biofuels Bioprod Biorefin 6:387–404
41. Maddi B, Viamajala S, Varanasi S (2011) Comparative study of pyrolysis of algal biomass from
natural lake blooms with lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresour Technol 102:11018–11026
42. Lehmann J, Joseph S (2009) Biochar for environmental management science and technology.
Earthscan, London
43. Chaudhari TS, Dalai KA, Bakhshi NN (2003) Production of hydrogen and/or syngas via steam
gasification of biomass-derived chars. Energy Fuels 17:1062–1067
44. Hu Z, Zheng Y, Yan F, Xiao B, Liu S (2013) Bio-oil production through pyrolysis of blue-green
algae blooms (BGAB): product distribution and bio-oil characterization. Energy 52:119–125
45. Li R, Zhong ZP, Jin BS, Zheng AJ (2012) Selection of temperature for bio-oil production from
pyrolysis of algae from lake blooms. Energy Fuel 26:2996–3002
46. Horn SJ, Aasen IM, Ostgaard K (2000) Production of ethanol from mannitol by Zymobacter
palmae. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 24:51–57
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