Extraction of oil from microalgae for biodiesel production: A review

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 709-732

  Halim, Ronald ^a   Danquah, Michael K ^a   Webley, Paul A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Direct transesterification; Downstream process; Lipid extraction; Microalgae; Oil extraction; Organic solvent; Pre treatment; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; LIPID EXTRACTION; MICRO-ALGAE; OIL EXTRACTION; PRE-TREATMENT; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES;

ALGAE; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

BIODIESEL;

BIOFUEL; OIL; SOLVENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTER; FOSSIL FUEL; LABORATORY METHOD; LIPID; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROALGA; SALINITY; SOLVENT;

BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ESTERIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY;

BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; HUMANS; MICROALGAE; OILS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84857507168     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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