1. Microalgae as the Third Generation Biofuel
... double in biomass size in 3.5 hours at the peak phase. Microalgae has high oil content between 20-50 % (dry weight) that can generate biofuel. Other crops may take the entire season to grow and contain lower level of oil, approximately 5% dry weight of oil (Chisti 2007). More than 20,000 types of microalgae are identified in the ocean and freshwater (Wang ... ...
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