Direct supercritical methanolysis of wet and dry unwashed marine microalgae (Nannochloropsis gaditana) to biodiesel

Applied Energy

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 210-219

  Jazzar, Souhir ^a,b   Olivares Carrillo, Pilar ^a   Pérez de los Ríos, Antonia ^a   Marzouki, Mohamed Néjib ^b   Acién Fernández, Francisco Gabriel ^c   Fernández Sevilla, José María ^c   Molina Grima, Emilio ^c   Smaali, Issam ^b   Quesada Medina, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Direct transesterification; Microalgae; Nannochloropsis gaditana; Supercritical methanol

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIPIDS; METHANOL; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; DIRECT TRANSESTERIFICATION; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MICRO-ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA; SUPERCRITICAL METHANOL; SUPERCRITICAL PROCESS; SUPERCRITICAL TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ALGAE;

BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; ESTER; GERM CELL; LIPID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METHANE; MICROALGA; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA;

EID: 84925983485     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.069     Document Type: Article

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