Limitations and prospects of natural photosynthesis for bioenergy production

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-276

  Larkum, A W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CROP PRODUCTION; MICRO-ALGAE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOURCE OF ENERGY; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS;

BIODIVERSITY; CULTIVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL;

ALGA; BIOENERGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYTOPLANKTON; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA; SEWAGE; SOLAR ENERGY;

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77953361371     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2010.03.004     Document Type: Review

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