Large-scale cultivation of microalgae for fuel

• Main Authors: Canter, Christina E., Razon, Luis F., Blowers, Paul
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Microalgae—Cultures and culture media; Separation (Technology); Biomass energy; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4426
• Institution: De La Salle University

Microalgae have been investigated for energy in the case of biofuels and cofiring with coal for electricity production. For biofuels, microalgae are viewed as sources of renewable energy that produce less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels. This chapter first discusses the large-scale...