High protein- and high lipid-producing microalgae from northern Australia as potential feedstock for animal feed and biodiesel

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Duong, Van Thang ^a   Ahmed, Faruq ^a   Thomas Hall, Skye R ^a   Quigley, Simon ^a   Nowak, Ekaterina ^a   Schenk, Peer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

18S rDNA sequencing; Animal feed; Biodiesel; Fatty acid methyl esters; Microalgae; Protein rich biomass; Triacylglyceride

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; PROTEINS;

18S RDNA; ANIMAL FEED; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; MICRO-ALGAE; TRIACYLGLYCERIDE;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 85018598154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22964185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00053     Document Type: Article

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