Fuels from Microalgae: Technology Status, Potential, and Research Requirements

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    Abstract

    This study was conducted to provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of fuels from microalgae. The scope of the study is limited to evaluating alternative fuels from mass cultured microalgae in the southwestern United States.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages172
    StatePublished - 1986

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/SP-231-2550

    Keywords

    • biomass feedstocks
    • carbon dioxide
    • catalytic conversion
    • cellular lipids
    • diesel substitutes
    • DOE
    • gasoline substitute
    • lipid yield
    • transesterification

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