Heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae for production of biodiesel

Recent Patents on Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-107

  Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi ^a   Wei, Lai Zee ^a   Ariff, Arbakariya B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Algal lipid; Axenic mono culture; Biodiesel; Co cultivation; Genetic engineering; Heterotrophic microalgae; High cell density

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CELL ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS;

ALGAL LIPID; AXENIC MONO-CULTURE; CO-CULTIVATION; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HETEROTROPHIC GROWTH; HETEROTROPHIC MICROALGAE; HIGH CELL DENSITY; HIGH-CELL-DENSITY CULTIVATIONS; MICRO-ALGAE; MONO-CULTURE;

BIODIESEL;

BIODIESEL; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LIPID; NITROGEN; OIL; PETROLEUM;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CELL DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HETEROTROPHY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAUTOTROPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT;

ALGAE; POLYGALA INCARNATA;

EID: 79960588834     PISSN: 18722083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187220811796365699     Document Type: Review

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