Researchers Suggest Microalgal Biofuels Could Be Sustainable and Economical in 10-15 Years
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2010
Algae store chemical energy in the form of oils such as neutral lipids or triglycerides; the algal oil can be extracted and converted into biodiesel by transesterification with short-chain alcohols or by hydrogenation of fatty acids into linear hydrocarbons for drop-in fuel components. Wijffels and Maria J. billion m 3.
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