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.
| ISBN: | 9780128175361 |
| Publication date: | 22nd November 2019 |
| Author: | Abu (Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Yousuf |
| Publisher: | Academic Press Inc an imprint of Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 382 pages |
| Genres: |
Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology |