A review of thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass for biofuels: chemistry and processes

2016278 citationsReview

Authors

Gopalakrishnan Kumar · Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Sutha Shobana · Art Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Wei‐Hsin Chen · Tainan University of Technology

Quang‐Vu Bach · National Cheng Kung University

Sang–Hyoun Kim · Daegu University

A.E. Atabani · Erciyes University

Jo‐Shu Chang

Abstract

Renewable biomass sources are organic materials, in which solar energy is stored in bio-chemical bonds, and which commonly contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen constituents, along with traces of sulfur.

Topics & Keywords

Algal biology and biofuel production Biodiesel Production and Applications Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Green Chemistry

Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 44-67

DOI: 10.1039/c6gc01937d

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