Methane production from glycolate excreting algae as a new concept in the production of biofuels

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2012, Pages 454-457

  Günther, Anja ^a   Jakob, Torsten ^a   Goss, Reimund ^a   König, Swetlana ^b   Spindler, Daniel ^b   Räbiger, Norbert ^c   John, Saskia ^c   Heithoff, Susanne ^c   Fresewinkel, Mark ^d   Posten, Clemens ^d   Wilhelm, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Saxon Institute of Applied Biotechnology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomethane; Bioreactor; Chlamydomonas

Indexed keywords

BIOMETHANE; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON-CONCENTRATING MECHANISM; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINANCIAL COSTS; GLYCOLATES; LIGHT ENERGY; METHANE PRODUCTION; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; TIME-PERIODS;

BACTERIA; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

BIOFUELS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCOLIC ACID; METHANE; OXYGEN;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREEN ALGA; METHANE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HARVEST; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; GLYCOLATES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METHANE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 84865561048     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.120     Document Type: Article

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