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Microalgal biodiesel in China: Opportunities and challenges
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In this article, a review of recent progress on the research and development of biodiesel from microalgae that have resulted in scientific breakthroughs and innovation in engineering in China is introduced.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 59 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biodiesel production & Biodiesel.read more
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Dewatering of microalgal cultures : a major bottleneck to algae-based fuels
TL;DR: In this paper, various technologies currently used for dewatering microalgal cultures along with a comparative study of the performances of the different technologies are reviewed and compared, as well as a comparison of the performance of different technologies.
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A review on harvesting, oil extraction and biofuels production technologies from microalgae
TL;DR: This review aims to collate and present an overview of current harvesting, oil extraction and biofuels production technologies from microalgae, and discusses the various biodiesel production techniques in the later sections.
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Enhancing the productivity of microalgae cultivated in wastewater toward biofuel production: A critical review
Guanyi Chen,Liu Zhao,Yun Qi +2 more
TL;DR: The mixed native algae species and employment of two-stage cultivation strategy as potential breakthrough toward sustainable and economic microalgae biofuel production using wastewater as a medium for cultivation is recommended.
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Towards a sustainable approach for development of biodiesel from plant and microalgae
TL;DR: In this paper, a sustainable approach for utilizing plant and microalgal oils as feedstocks for biodiesel has been discussed and the emerging cost effective methods in production of biodiesel have been described.
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A review analyzing the industrial biodiesel production practice starting from vegetable oil refining
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the technologies currently used in the production of biodiesel, focusing on feasible technological improvements that would give rise to oil that is still suitable for use as a source of energy, but at a lower cost.
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Biodiesel from microalgae.
TL;DR: As demonstrated here, microalgae appear to be the only source of renewable biodiesel that is capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels.
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China statistical yearbook
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a cross section of steel industry statistics and highlight the co operation of members and non members in supplying the information included in this publication, further details of the statistical sources used are given in the annex p 119.
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Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications: A review
TL;DR: The various aspects associated with the design of microalgae production units are described, giving an overview of the current state of development of algae cultivation systems (photo-bioreactors and open ponds).
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Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae; Close-Out Report
TL;DR: The Aquatic Species Program (ASP) as mentioned in this paper was a relatively small research effort intended to look at the use of aquatic plants as sources of energy, with an emphasis on algae for biodiesel production.
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Biodiesel production from heterotrophic microalgal oil.
Xiaoling Miao,Qingyu Wu +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggested that the new process, which combined bioengineering and transesterification, was a feasible and effective method for the production of high quality biodiesel from microalgal oil.