Abstract
This technology pathway case investigates the cultivation of algal biomass followed by further lipid extraction and upgrading to hydrocarbon biofuels. Technical barriers and key research needs have been assessed in order for the algal lipid extraction and upgrading pathway to be competitive with petroleum-derived gasoline-, diesel-, and jet-range hydrocarbon blendstocks.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-5100-58049
Other Report Number
- PNNL-22315
Keywords
- algal biomass
- biomass conversion technologies
- Biomass Technologies Office
- hydrocarbon biofuels
- microalgae
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory