Importance of algae as a potential source of biofuel

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 106-109

  Singh, A K ^a   Singh, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Algae; Bio diesel; Bio ethanol and bio hydrogen; Biofuel

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUEL; HYDROGEN; LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; ALCOHOL; FATTY ACID;

ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ALGA; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA EMERSONII; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; MICROALGA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NEOCHLORIS OLEABUNDANS; NONHUMAN; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; BIOFUELS; CHLOROPHYTA; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGEN; MICROALGAE;

EID: 84962040517     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2014.60.5.17     Document Type: Article

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