Effects of Photobioreactor Depth on Stichococcus Cultures Aimed at Biodiesel Production

Biofuels production by microalgae is a challenging process known since the end of the last century. Bio-oil extracted from microalgae may be adopted as crude fuels or may be transesterified to biodiesel. Key aspects for industrialization of microalgae-to-biofuel processes are: selection and improvements of algal strains; development of high-performance photobioreactor; improvement of oil extraction and transesterification. The present...