MINI REVIEW article
Front. Fuels
Sec. Biofuels
Volume 3 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ffuel.2025.1643675
Microalgae: Promising Solutions Paving the Way Toward a Greener and More Sustainable FutureMicroalgal Biofuel and Multi-objective Applications
Provisionally accepted
- 1Shandong University, Jinan, China
- 2Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Microalgae represent a promising solution for achieving greener and more sustainable applications, owing to their rapid growth rates, high photosynthetic efficiency, and capacity to produce valuable compounds such as lipids. Biofuels based on microalgae have emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels due to their sustainable and renewable nature., including rapid growth rates, high photosynthetic efficiency, and ability to produce valuable products such as lipids. Moreover, the use of microalgae cultivated in wastewater not only contributes to biofuel production but also provides additional benefits such as wastewater treatment and CO2 sequestration to realize the carbon neutrality. However, the commercial viability of microalgae-based biofuels remains uncertain. This article reviews advancements in microalgae-based biofuel sustainable production while exploring its multi-objective applications beyond energy generation. Multi-objective applications, including multi-algal systems, species development, process optimization, and dust suppressant is necessary to improve costeffectiveness and enhance overall feasibility.
Keywords: Microalgae, biofuel, renewable, Multi-objective Applications, by-product
Received: 09 Jun 2025; Accepted: 24 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Qin, Li, Geng, Nie and Sun. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Changliang Nie, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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