Potential of microalgae oil from Dunaliella tertiolecta as a feedstock for biodiesel

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3324-3330

  Tang, Haiying ^a   Abunasser, Nadia ^a   Garcia, M E D ^a   Chen, Meng ^a   Simon Ng, K Y ^a   Salley, Steven O ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel production; Cultivation; Dunaliella tertiolecta; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDSTOCKS; FUEL ECONOMY; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROORGANISMS;

ALGAL GROWTH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; DUNALIELLA; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FLUORESCENT LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIPID CONTENT; METABOLIC PRODUCTS; METHYL PALMITATE; MICRO-ALGAE; NATIONAL SECURITY; WHITE LED;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATTY ACID; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PHOTOPERIOD;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 79957981802     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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