Microalgal biodiesel in China: Opportunities and challenges

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3432-3437

  Li, Yuan Guang ^a   Xu, Ling ^b   Huang, Ying Ming ^c   Wang, Feng ^b   Guo, Chen ^b   Liu, Chun Zhao ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^c China National Center for Biotechnology Development   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; China; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INNOVATION; MICROORGANISMS; STANDARDIZATION;

BIO-ENERGY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOENERGY SOURCES; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION MITIGATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREEN ENERGY; LABORATORY SCALE; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; MICRO-ALGAE; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; NOVEL STRATEGIES; RECENT PROGRESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH;

BIODIESEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCIALIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; INNOVATION; MICROALGA; PRODUCTION COST; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 79957971690     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.12.067     Document Type: Article

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