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Outdoor continuous cultivation of self-settling marine cyanobacterium chroococcidiopsis sp.
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Spontaneous settling of certain aggregating microalgae or cyanobacteria could potentially alleviate the energy requirement in biomass harvesting. A locally isolated floc-forming marine cyanobacteria, Chroococcidiopsis sp., ...
Biological activities of phenolics from leaves of Tunisian Cydonia oblonga miller
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International Allelopathy Foundation
, 2018 , Article)
We examined the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) leaf methanol extract of Tunisian variety Commune. Chromatographic characterization of the leaf extract using HPLC-MS/MS revealed ...
Production of biolubricant from renewable feedstocks from Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Due to increase in environmental pollution and decline in petroleum reserves, there is an increase in the demands of developing alternative renewable bio-based products. Petroleum and lubricant manufacturing companies are ...
Screening of Qatari Microalgae and Cyanobacteria for Application in CO2 Utilization
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
CO2 fixation by phototrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria is seen as a possible global carbon emissions reducer, which could also be applied to produce useful products. In Qatar, the prospect of using microalgae is very ...
Screening of Fresh water and Sea water Microalgae strains from Qatar for feed supplement production
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
The worldwide continuous increasing of population provokes an increasing awareness about the food security. Qatar is one of the first countries establishing a Food Security Strategy Program to satisfy the demand of food ...
Improvement of both lipid and biomass productivities of Qatar Chlorocystis isolate for biodiesel production and food security
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Blackwell Publishing
, 2018 , Article)
Microalgae are considered a very promising alternative for biofuel production. Several strategies were developed to modulate and improve algae metabolites production to meet the requirements for biodiesel production. Most ...
Institutional arrangements for beneficial regional cooperation on water, energy and food priority issues in the Eastern Nile Basin
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Research on water cooperation in the Eastern Nile Basin has focused on expanding policy and diplomacy tools for a better allocation of transboundary water resources confined to the river. Regional cooperation on water and ...
Sustainable agriculture in the Arabian/Persian Gulf region utilizing marginal water resources: Making the best of a bad situation
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article Review)
One way to encourage agricultural self-sufficiency in arid regions is to increase the productivity of conventional freshwater agriculture. Another way is to develop and implement novel strategies and technologies that do ...