Optimization of growth conditions and oil extraction from microalgae.

• Main Author: Leow, Daniel Chee Hui.
• Other Authors: Chen Wei Ning, William
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnological production
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39887
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microalgae are a diverse range of eukaryotic or prokaryotic microscopic organisms. The increasing interest in microalgae as a source of renewable lipids for biodiesel production has led to more intense identification of new and suitable species of microalgae for the above mentioned aim. Given the si...