Hydrocarbon phenotyping of algal species using pyrolysis-gas chromatography mass spectrometry

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biofuels derived from algae biomass and algae lipids might reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Existing analytical techniques need to facilitate rapid characterization of algal species by phenotyping hydrocarbon-related constituents.&...

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Main Authors: Kothari Shankar L, Kind Tobias, Barupal Dinesh K, Lee Do, Fiehn Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/10/40