The potential of using pulsed electric field (PEF) technology as the cell disruption method to extract lipid from microalgae for biodiesel production

International Journal of Renewable Energy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 598-621

  Joannes, Costantine ^a   Sipaut, Coswald Stephen ^a   Dayou, Jedol ^a   Yasir, Suhaimi Md ^a   Mansa, Rachel Fran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Electroporation; Lipid extraction; Microalgae; Pulsed electric field

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934274089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13090127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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