Biofuels from microalgae

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-820

  Li, Yanqun ^a,b   Horsman, Mark ^a   Wu, Nan ^a   Lan, Christopher Q ^a   Dubois Calero, Nathalie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AirScience Biofuel   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; FLUE GASES; FUELS; HYDROGEN; MICROORGANISMS; NONMETALS;

BIO OILS; BIO-HYDROGEN; MICRO ALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS; SIMPLE STRUCTURES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ALGA; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAS; METABOLISM;

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CYANOBACTERIA; GASES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 46549090108     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp.070371k     Document Type: Conference Paper

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