Microalgae and biofuels: A promising partnership?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 542-549

  Malcata, F Xavier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; GLYCERIDE SYNTHESIS; MICRO-ALGAE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; ONE STEP; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCALE-UP;

BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; PARAFFINS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGAE;

ACYLGLYCEROL; ALKANE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; LIPID;

AUTOTROPH; BIOCATALYST; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CELL TRANSFORMATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPH; LIGHT; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SPECIES; SYNTHESIS;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROALGAE;

EID: 80054697969     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.05.005     Document Type: Review

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