Biofuel production from microalgae as feedstock: Current status and potential

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 255-268

  Han, Song Fang ^a   Jin, Wen Biao ^a   Tu, Ren Jie ^a   Wu, Wei Min ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Feedstock; Lipid; Microalgae; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; FEEDSTOCKS; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; MODELS;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ENGINEERING PROCESS; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; MICRO-ALGAE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIPID; PETROLEUM;

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALGAE;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIPIDS; MICROALGAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84932179335     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.835301     Document Type: Review

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