Overcoming biological constraints to enable the exploitation of microalgae for biofuels

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-251

  Day, John G ^a   Slocombe, Stephen P ^a   Stanley, Michele S ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algal biofuels; CO 2 sequestration; Intelligent screening; Lipids; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL CHALLENGES; HIGH GROWTH; MICRO-ALGAE; OSMOTOLERANCE; STRAIN SELECTION;

ALGAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; LIPID;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXPLOITATION; LIPID; MICROALGA; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; SOLAR POWER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ALLELOPATHY; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; GRAZING; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAUTOTROPH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; MICROALGAE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE;

EID: 84857439896     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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