A critical review on microalgae as an alternative source for bioenergy production: A promising low cost substrate for microbial fuel cells

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 154, Issue , 2016, Pages 104-116

  Baicha, Z ^a,b   Salar Garcia M J ^a   Ortiz Martinez V M ^a   Hernandez Fernandez F J ^a   de los Rios A P ^c   Labjar, N ^b   Lotfi, E ^b   Elmahi, M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Microalgae; Microalgae microbial fuel cells; Microbial fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOETHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84991387675     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.08.017     Document Type: Review

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