Pilot-scale supercritical carbon dioxide extractions for the recovery of triacylglycerols from microalgae: A practical tool for algal biofuels research

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 547-555

  Bjornsson, W J ^a   MacDougall, K M ^a   Melanson, J E ^a   O'Leary, S J B ^a   McGinn, P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal oil; Biodiesel; Botryococcus; Nannochloropsis; Oil extraction; Supercritical fluid extraction

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GRANULATA;

EID: 84861726662     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-011-9756-2     Document Type: Article

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