Harvesting of microalgae within a biorefinery approach: A review of the developments and case studies from pilot-plants

Algal Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 248-262

  Gerardo, Michael L ^a   Van Den Hende, Sofie ^b   Vervaeren, Han ^b   Coward, Thea ^a   Skill, Stephen C ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Harvesting; Microalgae; Pilot scale; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943607047     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2015.06.019     Document Type: Review

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