Scope of Algae as Third Generation Biofuels

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Behera, Shuvashish ^a   Singh, Richa ^a   Arora, Richa ^a   Sharma, Nilesh Kumar ^a   Shukla, Madhulika ^a   Kumar, Sachin ^a  

^a Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy   (India)

Author keywords

algae; biodiesel; bioethanol; biofuels; biogas; biohydrogen; microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; ENERGY SECURITY;

'CURRENT; ALGAL BIOMASS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES; BIO-HYDROGEN; BIORESOURCE; CONVERSION PROCESS; SECOND GENERATION; SOLID/LIQUID; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; THIRD GENERATION;

ETHANOL;

EID: 85117306412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22964185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2014.00090     Document Type: Review

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