Fuel options from microalgae with representative chemical compositions

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6782425· OSTI ID:6782425

Feinberg, D A

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.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 6782425
• Report Number(s): SERI/TR-231-2427; ON: DE84013019
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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
algae
chlomydomonas
chlorella
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unicellular algae
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