Extractable liquid, its energy and hydrocarbon content in the green alga Botryococcus braunii

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-112

  Li, Y ^a   Moore, R B ^a   Qin, J G ^a   Scott, A ^b   Ball, A S ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b General Equity Building Society   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algae; Biofuel energy; Botryococcus braunii; Extractable liquid; Hydrocarbon production

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PHASE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

LIQUIDS;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GREEN ALGA; HYDROCARBON; LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SAMPLING; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84877866062     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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