Hydrogen generation from algae: A review

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Vijayaraghavan, K ^a   Karthik, R ^a   Kamala Nalini, S P ^b  

^a PRATHYUSHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b DG Vaishnav College   (India)

Author keywords

Algae; Anabaena sp.; Chlamydomonas sp.; Chorella sp.; Hydrogen; Oscillatoria sp.; Phototrophic; Scenedesmus sp

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; CHLAMYDOMONAS; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA SP.; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 80054934723     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2010.1.19     Document Type: Review

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