Large-scale biodiesel production from microalga Chlorella protothecoides through heterotrophic cultivation in bioreactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 764-771

  Li, Xiufeng ^a   Xu, Han ^a   Wu, Qingyu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioreactor; Chlorella protothecoides; Heterotrophic cultivation; Lipids; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CULTIVATION; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM;

CHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; HETEROTROPHIC CULTIVATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL;

BIOGAS; DIESEL FUEL; FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CANDIDIASIS; CATALYSIS; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORELLA; GASOLINE; PILOT PROJECTS;

AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; CANDIDIA;

EID: 35648990109     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21489     Document Type: Article

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