Isolation and characterization of potential tropical oleaginous microalgae for biofuel production

• Main Authors: Yahya, Nurul Ashyikin, Kaha, Marshila, Suhaimi, Noraiza, Zakaria, Zuriati, Othman, Nor'Azizi, Mohamad, Shaza Eva, Mad Nordin, Mariam Firdhaus, Shameli, Kamyar, Kenichi, Yoneda, Goto, Masafumi, Sugiura, Norio, Hara, Hirofumi, Iwamoto, Koji
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61091/1/ShazaEvaMohamad2015_IsolationandCharacterizationofPotentialTropicalOleaginous.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61091/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Recent volatility in crude oil prices attributed to increase demand and limited resources, tied with the urge to reduce pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases, have created a major focus in the production of sustainable biofuel. As one of the promising feedstocks, microalgae appeared to be a new s...