Waste molasses alone displaces glucose-based medium for microalgal fermentation towards cost-saving biodiesel production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 6487-6493

  Yan, Dong ^a   Lu, Yue ^a   Chen, Yi Feng ^a   Wu, Qingyu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Microalga Chlorella protothecoides; Oil; Waste molasses

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CELLS; ALGAL GROWTH; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; COST-SAVING; MICROALGA CHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; OIL; OIL CONTENTS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL YIELD; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; RAPID GROWTH; ALGAL BIODIESELS; CHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BOTTLES; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; SUGAR FACTORIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; BIODIESEL;

BIODIESEL; DIESEL FUEL; GLUCOSE; MOLASSES;

BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS KINETICS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; GASOLINE; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROALGAE; MOLASSES; PLANT OILS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ALGAE; AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES;

EID: 79955459983     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.03.036     Document Type: Article

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