Anaerobic digestion of microalgae as a necessary step to make microalgal biodiesel sustainable

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-416

  Sialve, Bruno ^a   Bernet, Nicolas ^a   Bernard, Olivier ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biochemical methane potential; Biofuel; Biogas; CO2 mitigation; Codigestion; Microalgae; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; CO2 MITIGATION; CODIGESTION; MICROALGAE; PRETREATMENT;

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUELS; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; DYES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; SODIUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FIXATION; ENERGY BALANCE; METHANE; MICROALGA; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN;

ALGA; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ALGAE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; LIPID METABOLISM; METHANE; SODIUM;

ALGAE;

EID: 67349139887     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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