What is it about?

It reveals a simple method for separating all major components of seaweed biomass. For example, first removes water which forms almost 90% of biomass. From the remaining biomass recovers pigments, lipids, carbohydrates (agar/carrageenan) and bioethanol from leftover residue through enzymatic hydrolysis followed by fermentation. In conclusion, bioethanol production is integrated with recovery of various products from feedstock in order to make the fuel cost effective.

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This is the first time an integrated process for recovery of a stream of products along with biofuel from marine macroalgal feedstock reported. The highlight of this process is that it utilizes total feedstock without any leftover solid residues or waste. It offers new opportunity for effective utilization of seaweed feedstock and thereby helping to derive maximum value

Professor Reddy CRK
CSIR-CSMCRI

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This page is a summary of: Biorefining of marine macroalgal biomass for production of biofuel and commodity chemicals, Green Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry,
DOI: 10.1039/c4gc02532f.
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