Novel approaches of producing bioenergies from microalgae: A recent review

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1219-1227

  Tan, Chung Hong ^a   Show, Pau Loke ^a   Chang, Jo Shu ^b   Ling, Tau Chuan ^c   Lan, John Chi Wei ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Bioenergy; Biofuel; Microalgae; Supercritical; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CROPS; OILS AND FATS; PALM OIL; SOYBEAN OIL; SUGAR CANE;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOCHEMICAL; MICRO-ALGAE; SUPERCRITICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL;

MICROORGANISMS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRACKISH WATER; CANOLA; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MICROALGA; MONOCOTYLEDON; SOYBEAN; SUGAR CANE; SUSTAINABILITY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BRASSICA NAPUS; ELAEIS; GLYCINE MAX; SACCHARUM;

BIOFUEL;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PROCEDURES;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; MICROALGAE;

EID: 84955213207     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.02.013     Document Type: Review

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