Influence of nitrogen-limitation regime on the production by Chlorella vulgaris of lipids for biodiesel feedstocks

Biofuels

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-58

  Stephenson, Anna L ^a   Dennis, John S ^a   Howe, Christopher J ^a   Scott, Stuart A ^a   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; LINOLENIC ACIDS; LIPID PROFILE; MICRO-ALGAE; NITROGEN LIMITATION; OIL FEEDSTOCK; TRIACYLGLYCERIDE;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDSTOCKS; LIPIDS;

NITROGEN;

EID: 77953363206     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.09.1     Document Type: Article

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