Algal biomass conversion to bioethanol-a step-by-step assessment

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-86

  Harun, Razif ^a,b   Yip, Jason W S ^a   Thiruvenkadam, Selvakumar ^b   Ghani, Wan A W A K ^b   Cherrington, Tamara ^a   Danquah, Michael K ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioethanol; Fermentation; Gasification; Hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SCALABILITY;

ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS; ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; GLOBAL POPULATION; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SCALABLE METHODS; TEMPORAL CONSTRAINTS;

BIOETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GASIFICATION; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHARIFICATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

ALGAE;

ALGAE; BIOETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GASIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MALAYSIA; MICROALGAE; SEAWEED;

EID: 84891945019     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200353     Document Type: Article

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