Fuel options from microalgae with chemical compositions

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Fuel options from microalgae with representative chemical compositions

From the Energy Citations Database, OSTI, USA

Creator/Author - Feinberg, D. A.
Publication Date - 1984 Jul 01
OSTI Identifier - OSTI ID: 6782425; Legacy ID: DE84013019
Report Number(s) - SERI/TR-231-2427
Research Org - Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
Sponsoring Org - USDOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Key words - 09 BIOMASS FUELS; ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID FUELS; METHANE; PRODUCTION; ALCOHOLS; ALKANES; DATA; FUELS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; YIELDS
Related Subject - algae; chlomydomonas; chlorella; fuels; unicellular algae

Description/Abstract

Representative species of microalgae are examined with respect to their reported chemical compositions. Each species is analyzed under a variety of culture conditions, with the objective being to characterize an optimum mixture of fuel products (e.g., methane, ethanol, methylester) which should be produced by the particular species. Historically the emphasis has been on the entire algal cell mass. Using the reported chemical composition for the representative species under specific sets of growth conditions, some conclusions can be drawn about the preferred fuel product conversion routes that could be employed. 10 references, 7 figures, 12 tables.

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