Lipid quality of the diatoms Skeletonema costatum and Navicula gregaria from the South Atlantic Coast (Argentina): Evaluation of its suitability as biodiesel feedstock

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Popovich, Cecilia A ^a,b   Damiani, Cecilia ^b   Constenla, Diana ^c   Leonardi, Patricia I ^a,b  

^a National University of the South   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^c PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biodiesel; Diatoms; Fatty acid profiles; Lipid quality; Neutral lipids

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NAVICULA GREGARIA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 84855854257     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9639-y     Document Type: Article

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