Comparing the potential production and value of high-energy liquid fuels and protein from marine and freshwater macroalgae

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 673-689

  Neveux, Nicolas ^a   Magnusson, Marie ^a   Maschmeyer, Thomas ^b   de Nys, Rocky ^a   Paul, Nicholas A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Amino acid; Biocrude; Biodiesel; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Productivity; Protein; Seaweed; Value

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; LIQUEFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEINS; SEAWEED; WATER;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; BIOCRUDE; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; CARBOHYDRATE FRACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; VALUE;

BIODIESEL;

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREEN ALGA; LIQUEFACTION; MACROALGA; PROTEIN; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; DERBESIA; OEDOGONIUM;

EID: 84931571596     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12171     Document Type: Article

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