Do biofuels from microalgae beat biofuels from terrestrial plants?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 349-350

  Reijnders, Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; FOSSIL FUEL; METHANOL; PALM OIL;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOREACTOR; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; MICROALGA; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRULINA; SUGARCANE;

ALGAE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; PLANTS;

EID: 45049083401     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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