Exploring alkaline pre-treatment of microalgal biomass for bioethanol production

We have investigated, for the first time, the alkaline pre-treatment of microalgal biomass, from the species Chlorococcum infusionum, using NaOH for bioethanol production. This pre-treatment step aims to release and breakdown entrapped polysaccharides in the microalgae cell walls into fermentable su...

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Main Authors: Harun, R., Jason, W., Cherrington, T., Danquah, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3174