Impact of microalgae characteristics on their conversion to biofuel. Part I: Focus on cultivation and biofuel production

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-113

  González Fernández, Cristina ^a   Sialve, Bruno ^b   Bernet, Nicolas ^a   Steyer, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b Naskeo Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cultivation; Life cycle analysis; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOSITION; MICRO-ALGAE; REACTOR DESIGNS; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS;

ALGAE; CULTIVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84855866257     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.338     Document Type: Review

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