Micro and macroalgal biomass: A renewable source for bioethanol

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 186-193

  John, Rojan P ^a   Anisha, G S ^b   Nampoothiri, K Madhavan ^c   Pandey, Ashok ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b Government College Chittur   (India)

^c REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Bioethanol; Biomass; Macroalgae; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS WASTES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUELS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; GREEN FUEL; MACRO-ALGAE; MICRO-ALGAE; OIL EXTRACTION; RENEWABLE SOURCES;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ETHANOL; FUELS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MICROORGANISMS; WASTE UTILIZATION;

BIOETHANOL;

ALCOHOL;

BIOFUEL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELLULOSE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACROALGA; MICROALGA; PHYTOMASS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STARCH; SUSTAINABILITY;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACROALGA; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRUP;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROALGAE; RESEARCH; STARCH; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ALGAE;

EID: 77957329631     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.139     Document Type: Article

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