Aquatic phototrophs: efficient alternatives to land-based crops for biofuels

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Dismukes, G Charles ^a   Carrieri, Damian ^a   Bennette, Nicholas ^a   Ananyev, Gennady M ^a   Posewitz, Matthew C ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CROPS; LIQUID FUELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLAR COLLECTORS;

AQUATIC MICROBIAL OXYGENIC PHOTOAUTOTROPHS (AMOP); AQUATIC PHOTOTROPHS; LAND-BASED CROPS; TERRESTRIAL CROPS;

MICROORGANISMS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CROP; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; FOSSIL; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY;

ALGAE; AQUACULTURE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOMS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 46549085107     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2008.05.007     Document Type: Review

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