Microalgae as biodiesel & biomass feedstocks: Review & analysis of the biochemistry, energetics & economics

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 554-590

  Williams, Peter J Le B ^a   Laurens, Lieve M L ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; CELL PROTEINS; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; FIELD STUDIES; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; LIPID CONTENT; MICRO-ALGAE; ORGANIC PRODUCTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SIMPLE MODEL;

ALGAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEEDSTOCKS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOMASS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGETICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POWER GENERATION; PROTEIN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 77951960609     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b924978h     Document Type: Review

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