Biodiesel from microalgae beats bioethanol

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 126-131

  Chisti, Yusuf ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ETHANOL; GLOBAL WARMING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOETHANOL; MICROALGAE BEATS;

BIODIESEL;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; CATERING SERVICE; CELL DAMAGE; CROP; ECONOMICS; ENERGY YIELD; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ETHANOL; GASOLINE;

ELAEIS;

EID: 39149105620     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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