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Microalgae Cultivation for Biofuels Production

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Publisher:Elsevier S & T
Print ISBN:9780128175361
eText ISBN:9780128175378
Edition:0
Copyright:2020
Format:Reflowable

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Microalgae Cultivation for Biofuels Production explores the technological opportunities and challenges involved in producing economically competitive algal-derived biofuel. The book discusses efficient methods for cultivation, improvement of harvesting and lipid extraction techniques, optimization of conversion/production processes of fuels and co-products, the integration of microalgae biorefineries to several industries, environmental resilience by microalgae, and a techno-economic and lifecycle analysis of the production chain to gain maximum benefits from microalgae biorefineries.

  • Provides an overview of the whole production chain of microalgal biofuels and other bioproducts
  • Presents an analysis of the economic and sustainability aspects of the production chain
  • Examines the integration of microalgae biorefineries into several industries