Algal oil extraction from microalgae.

• Main Author: Khairunnisa Yahya.
• Other Authors: Lau Wai Man
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Fuel
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16481
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project involves reviewing various oil extraction techniques, and choosing the most economical method for a large-scale application. The techniques reviewed include the press method of oil extraction, hydropyrolysis, ultraviolet-assisted extraction (UAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), co...