CO2 bio-mitigation using microalgae

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 707-718

  Wang, Bei ^a   Li, Yanqun ^a   Wu, Nan ^a   Lan, Christopher Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; Biomass conversion; CO2 mitigation; Microalga

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; CARBONATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS CONVERSION; CARBONATE SALTS; MICROALGAE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; DIESEL; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 46549086633     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1518-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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