Engineering strategies and opportunities of next generation biofuel from microalgae: A perspective review on the potential bioenergy feedstock
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Second-generation biofuels face higher capital costs due to complex pre-treatment and conversion processes, though cost reductions are anticipated with technological maturation and integrated biorefinery concepts.
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- Thanigaivel, S., Priya, A. K., Dutta, K., Rajendran, S., & Vasseghian, Y.
- Affiliations
- KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (IN)
- University of Tarapacá (CL)
- Corresponding author
- Rajendran, Saravanan
- Venue
- Fuel
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-03
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- 312
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- 122827
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- 0016-2361 (ISSN-L)
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- W4200500190
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Keywords
- microalgae, third-generation biofuels, biomass feedstock, algal biomass, bioactive compounds, seaweed, sustainable energy, algal biofuels
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