Production of biodiesel from macroalgae by supercritical CO2 extraction and thermochemical liquefaction

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 136-139

  Aresta, Michele ^a   Dibenedetto, Angela ^a   Carone, Maria ^a   Colonna, Teresa ^a   Fragale, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biomass; CO2; Macroalgae; Supercritical carbon dioxide; Thermochemical liquefaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIQUEFACTION; OILS AND FATS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

DRY MATERIALS; MACRO-ALGAE; MODERATE PRESSURES; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; SUPERCRITICAL CARBONDIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO 2; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; THERMOCHEMICAL LIQUEFACTION; THERMOCHEMICALS; THERMOLABILE COMPOUNDS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 30344448323     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-005-0020-3     Document Type: Article

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