Thermogravimetric analysis and kinetic characterization of lipid-extracted Tetraselmis suecica and Chlorella sp.

Algal Research

Volumn 6, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 39-45

  Kassim, Mohd Asyraf ^a,b   Kirtania, Kawnish ^a   De La Cruz, David ^a   Cura, Nasser ^a   Srivatsa, Srikanth Chakravartula ^a   Bhattacharya, Sankar ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Lipid extracted biomass; Microalgal biomasses; TGA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908371542     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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