Bioprocess engineering of microalgae to produce a variety of consumer products

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1037-1047

  Harun, Razif ^a,b   Singh, Manjinder ^a   Forde, Gareth M ^a   Danquah, Michael K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Consumer products; Cultivation techniques; Dewatering; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING; HIGH DEMAND; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; NEW PRODUCT; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PRODUCT PORTFOLIOS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SCREENING TECHNIQUES;

ALGAE; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DEWATERING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 74449083522     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.004     Document Type: Review

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