Isolation and Characterization of a Marine Microalga for Biofuel Production with Astaxanthin as a Co-Product

Microalgae have been considered as a promising biomass for biofuel production, but freshwater resource consumption during the scaled-up cultivation are still a challenge. Obtaining robust marine strains capable of producing triacylglycerols and high value-added metabolites are critical for overcomin...

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Main Authors: Shulin Chen, Juankun Zhang, Dongguang Xiao, Yuyong Hou, Zhiyong Liu, Chenfeng Liu, Fangjian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/6/2759