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dc.contributor.authorJawiarczyk, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorGabriel Acién-Fernández, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-López, C.V.
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Cuadra, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorMª Fernández-Sevilla, José
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-02T10:13:16Z
dc.date.available2021-06-02T10:13:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifierONIX_20210602_10.5772/intechopen.90072_477
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49363
dc.description.abstractMicroalgae biotechnology has grown very rapidly in the last few decades due to the multiple applications that these microorganisms have from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to foods/feeds and biofuels. One of the main challenges in expanding this industry is to enlarge the single use of the biomass produced in addition to reducing the high biomass production cost of the current technologies. To overcome this bottleneck, the development of microalgae-based biorefineries has been proposed. The issue is to obtain as many bioproducts as possible from the cultivated biomass, including biofuels. Consequently, biodiesel production (from the lipid fraction), bioethanol (from carbohydrate fraction), and biogas or bio-oil (from the whole biomass) have been posited. In this book chapter, we review the current state of the art in the production of sustainable biofuels from microalgae and analyze the potential of microalgae to contribute to the biofuel sector.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBC Engineering: generalen_US
dc.subject.othermicroalgae, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biorefinery
dc.titleChapter Valorization of Microalgae and Energy Resources
dc.typechapter
oapen.identifier.doi10.5772/intechopen.90072
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy09f6769d-48ed-467d-b150-4cf2680656a1
oapen.relation.isFundedByH2020-BG-2016-1
oapen.grant.number727874
oapen.grant.acronymSABANA


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