Bio-diesel production directly from the microalgae biomass of Nannochloropsis by microwave and ultrasound radiation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4265-4269

  Koberg, Miri ^a   Cohen, Moshe ^b   Ben Amotz, Ami ^b   Gedanken, Aharon ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Seambiotic Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bio diesel; Catalyst; Microwave irradiation; Nannochloropsis; Sonication

Indexed keywords

COAL-BURNING; DIRECT CONVERSION; EFFICIENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; ONE-STAGE METHOD; POWER STATION; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; ULTRASOUND RADIATION;

ALGAE; CATALYSTS; FLUE GASES; IRRADIATION; MICROORGANISMS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; STOVES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

BIODIESEL; FATTY ACID;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CATALYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL; MICROALGA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYTOMASS; THERMAL POWER;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; GREEN CHEMISTRY; MICROALGA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESTERIFICATION; ULTRASOUND;

BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; MICROWAVES; STRAMENOPILES; STRONTIUM; ULTRASONICS;

ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS;

EID: 79151471528     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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