Taxonomy and growth conditions concur to determine the energetic suitability of algal fatty acid complements

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1401-1413

  Giordano, Mario ^a,b   Palmucci, Matteo ^a   Norici, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiesel; Callocation; Cell composition; Elemental stoichiometry; Fatty acids; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944729217     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0457-5     Document Type: Article

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