Sustainable biofuels from algae

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-25

  Borowitzka, Michael Armin ^a   Moheimani, Navid Reza ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioenergy; Biofuel; CO2; Downstream processing; GM algae; Nutrients; Sustainability; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEAWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 84871420846     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9271-9     Document Type: Article

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