Cultivation Of Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) For Biodiesel Production

  • Blinová L
  • Bartošová A
  • Gerulová K
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Abstract

Production of biofuel from renewable sources is considered to be one of the most sustainable alternatives to petroleum sourced fuels. Biofuels are also viable means of environmental and economic sustainability. Biofuels are divided into four generations, depending on the type of biomass used for biofuels production. At present, microalgae are presented as an ideal third generation biofuel feedstock because of their rapid growth rate. They also do not compete with food or feed crops, and can be produced on non-arable land. Cultivation conditions (temperature, pH, light, nutrient quantity and quality, salinity, aerating) are the major factors that influence photosynthesis activity and behaviour of the microalgae growth rate. In this paper, we present an overview about the effect of cultivation conditions on microalgae growth.

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Blinová, L., Bartošová, A., & Gerulová, K. (2015). Cultivation Of Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) For Biodiesel Production. Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 23(36), 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1515/rput-2015-0010

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