Algae biofuels as a possible alternative to environmentally doubtful conventional methods of biodiesel production

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 499-510

  Kurevija, Tomislav ^a   Kukulj, Nenad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofuel; Conventional; Microalgea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894353478     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-95991-5-45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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