All the above innovative technologies, while presenting new concepts and new
routes to complementing Nature in its Carbon-Cycle, need further investigation for
rising their TRL to the exploitation level.
References
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Rev Plant Biol 56:41–71
2. Garvie LAJ (2006) Decay of cacti and carbon cycling. Naturwissenschaften 93:114–118
3. Sun Q, Li J, Finlay RD, Lian B (2019) Oxalotrophic bacterial assemblages in the
ectomycorrhizosphere of forest trees and their effects on oxalate degradation and carbon
fixation potential. Chem Geol 514:54–64
4. https://inhabitat.com/brilliant-cement-making-technology-mimics-coral-while-removing-co2from-the-atmosphere/
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7. (a) Dibenedetto A, Colucci A, Aresta M (2016) The need to implement an efficient biomass
fractionation and full utilization based on the concept of “biorefinery” for a viable economic
utilization of microalgae. Env Sci Pollut Res 23:22274–22283; (b) Dibenedetto A, Aresta M,
Dumeignil F (2015) Biorefineries: an introduction. De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-033153-0
8. Thurman HV (1997) Introductory oceanography. Prentice Hall College, New Jersey, USA
9. Adesanya VO, Cadena E, Scott SA, Smith AG (2014) Life cycle assessment on microalgal
biodiesel production using a hybrid cultivation system. Bioresour Technol 163:343–355
10. Aresta M, Dibenedetto A, Barberio G (2005) Utilization of macro-algae for enhanced CO 2
fixation and biofuels production: development of a computing software for an LCA study.
Fuel Process Technol 86(14-15):1679–1693
11. Jez S, Spinelli D, Fierro A, Dibenedetto A, Aresta M, Busi E, Basosi R (2017) Comparative
life cycle assessment study on environmental impact of oil production from micro-algae and
terrestrial oilseed crops. Bioresour Technol 239:266–275
12. Dibenedetto A (2019) Enhanced fixation of CO 2 in land and aquatic biomass. In: Aresta M,
Kawi S, Karimi IA (eds) An economy based on carbon dioxide and water. Springer. ISBN
978-3-030-15868-2 (chapter 9)
13. https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/farming-algal-fuel-economics-challengeprocess-potential/
14. (a) Harvesting and drying of algal biomass: https://link.Springer.com/chapter10.1007/978981-13-2378-2_5; (b) A new reactor design fo0r harvesting algae through
electrocoagulation-flotationin a continuous mode_Science Direct. https://www.sciencedirect.
com/science/article/pii/S221926419310926
15. de Farias Silva CE, Sforza E, Bertucco A (2019) Enhancing carbohydrate productivity in
photosynthetic microorganism production: a comparison between cyanobacteria and
microalgae and the effect of cultivation systems. In: Advances in feedstock conversion
technologies for alternative fuels and bioproducts. Woodhead Publishing, pp 37–67
16. Rawat I, Kumar RR, Mutanda T, Bux F (2013) Biodiesel from microalgae: a critical
evaluation from laboratory to large scale production. Appl Energy 103:444–467
17. Dibenedetto A, Aresta M (2019) Beyond fractionation in the utilization of microalgal
components. In: Pires JCM, da Cunha Goncalves AL (eds) Bioenergy with carbon capture
and storage. Elsevier. ISBN 9780128162293 (chapter 9)
18. Aresta M, Cornacchia D, Dibenedetto A (2017) Polyfunctional mixed oxides for the oxidative
cleavage of lipids and methyl ester of fatty acids. WO2017202955A1
214
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routes to complementing Nature in its Carbon-Cycle, need further investigation for
rising their TRL to the exploitation level.
References
1. Franceschi VR, Nakata PA (2005) Calcium oxalate in plants: formation and function. Annu
Rev Plant Biol 56:41–71
2. Garvie LAJ (2006) Decay of cacti and carbon cycling. Naturwissenschaften 93:114–118
3. Sun Q, Li J, Finlay RD, Lian B (2019) Oxalotrophic bacterial assemblages in the
ectomycorrhizosphere of forest trees and their effects on oxalate degradation and carbon
fixation potential. Chem Geol 514:54–64
4. https://inhabitat.com/brilliant-cement-making-technology-mimics-coral-while-removing-co2from-the-atmosphere/
5. https://biomimicry.org/message-to-cop21-leaders/
6. Aresta M, Karimi I, Kawi S (2019) An economy based on CO 2 and water. Springer
7. (a) Dibenedetto A, Colucci A, Aresta M (2016) The need to implement an efficient biomass
fractionation and full utilization based on the concept of “biorefinery” for a viable economic
utilization of microalgae. Env Sci Pollut Res 23:22274–22283; (b) Dibenedetto A, Aresta M,
Dumeignil F (2015) Biorefineries: an introduction. De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-033153-0
8. Thurman HV (1997) Introductory oceanography. Prentice Hall College, New Jersey, USA
9. Adesanya VO, Cadena E, Scott SA, Smith AG (2014) Life cycle assessment on microalgal
biodiesel production using a hybrid cultivation system. Bioresour Technol 163:343–355
10. Aresta M, Dibenedetto A, Barberio G (2005) Utilization of macro-algae for enhanced CO 2
fixation and biofuels production: development of a computing software for an LCA study.
Fuel Process Technol 86(14-15):1679–1693
11. Jez S, Spinelli D, Fierro A, Dibenedetto A, Aresta M, Busi E, Basosi R (2017) Comparative
life cycle assessment study on environmental impact of oil production from micro-algae and
terrestrial oilseed crops. Bioresour Technol 239:266–275
12. Dibenedetto A (2019) Enhanced fixation of CO 2 in land and aquatic biomass. In: Aresta M,
Kawi S, Karimi IA (eds) An economy based on carbon dioxide and water. Springer. ISBN
978-3-030-15868-2 (chapter 9)
13. https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/farming-algal-fuel-economics-challengeprocess-potential/
14. (a) Harvesting and drying of algal biomass: https://link.Springer.com/chapter10.1007/978981-13-2378-2_5; (b) A new reactor design fo0r harvesting algae through
electrocoagulation-flotationin a continuous mode_Science Direct. https://www.sciencedirect.
com/science/article/pii/S221926419310926
15. de Farias Silva CE, Sforza E, Bertucco A (2019) Enhancing carbohydrate productivity in
photosynthetic microorganism production: a comparison between cyanobacteria and
microalgae and the effect of cultivation systems. In: Advances in feedstock conversion
technologies for alternative fuels and bioproducts. Woodhead Publishing, pp 37–67
16. Rawat I, Kumar RR, Mutanda T, Bux F (2013) Biodiesel from microalgae: a critical
evaluation from laboratory to large scale production. Appl Energy 103:444–467
17. Dibenedetto A, Aresta M (2019) Beyond fractionation in the utilization of microalgal
components. In: Pires JCM, da Cunha Goncalves AL (eds) Bioenergy with carbon capture
and storage. Elsevier. ISBN 9780128162293 (chapter 9)
18. Aresta M, Cornacchia D, Dibenedetto A (2017) Polyfunctional mixed oxides for the oxidative
cleavage of lipids and methyl ester of fatty acids. WO2017202955A1
214
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