Towards Sustainable Production of Biofuels from Microalgae
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Renewable and carbon neutral biofuels are necessary for environmental and economic sustainability. The viability of the first generation biofuels production is however questionable because of the conflict with food supply. Microalgal biofuels are a viable alternative. The oil productivity of many microalgae exceeds the best producing oil crops. This paper aims to analyze and promote integration approaches for sustainable microalgal biofuel production to meet the energy and environmental needs of the society. The emphasis is on hydrothermal liquefaction technology for direct conversion of algal biomass to liquid fuel.
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- Authors
- Patil, V., Tran, K.-Q., & Giselrød, H. R.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Patil, Vishwanath
- ORCID
- Tran, Khanh-Quang
- Venue
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2008-07-09
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1188-1195
- ISSN
- 1422-0067 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2635721
- OpenAlex
- W2112714290
- Cited by
- 495
- References
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- FWCI
- 15.94
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- journal article
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- en
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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
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Keywords
- microalgae, microalgal biofuels, hydrothermal liquefaction, algal biomass, liquid fuel production, sustainable biofuel production, first-generation biofuels, carbon-neutral fuels
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