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However, alternate energy resources akin to first generation biofuels derived from terrestrial crops such as sugarcane, sugar beet. Flashing light in microalgae biotechnology sciencedirect. For instance, spirulina has been harvested for food by the. Microalgae are recognized as promising feedstocks for biofuel production and have been intensively studied. Download recent trends in biotechnology and microbiology or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications citeseerx. Microalgae as food and dietary supplements some of the microalgae have been consumed as food or health food due to their high nutritional value. Pdf microalgae based biofuels and bioproducts download. The economic globalization and rapid energy depletion require alternative forms of energy which is more reliable, sustainable and renewable without causing adverse effects to the life forms. For most of these applications, the market is still developing and the biotechnological use of microalgae will extend into new areas. Wolfgangbecker published 1994cambridge universitypress 301 pages isbn 05250204.
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Biodiesel, energy security, environment friendly, microalgae, sustainability. Recent trends in biotechnology and microbiology download. Industrial microbiology and biotechnology, 36, 2009, 269274. It is well known that microalgae generate much larger amounts of biofuels in a shorter time than other sources based on plant seeds. Microalgae with its high co 2 fixing efficiency can produce and accumulate macromolecules such as lipids triglycerols, proteins and carbohydrates in large amounts with high growth rate. Mar 31, 2016 microalgae are now realized excellent source for biofuel compared to other traditional sources of energy viz. Department of agricultural microbiology, faculty of agriculture, zagazig university, 44511 zagazig, egypt. Can microalgae remove pharmaceutical contaminants from.
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