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Microalgae species
Light, CO
2
Water, Nutrients (N,P,K,Mg)
Photobioreactor
Open Pond
Cultivation
Centrifugation
Filtration
Flocculation
Floatation
Harvesting
Ultrasound
Sedimentation
Thermochemical
Conversion
Chemical
Reaction
Biochemical
Conversion
Gasification
Syngas
Photobiological
H
2
production
Hydrogen
Bio-oil
Syngas
Charcoal
Pyrolysis
Bioethanol
Acetone
Butanol
Fermentation
Liquefaction
Bio-oil
Methane
Hydrogen
Anaerobic
Digestion
Direct
Combustion
Electricity
Transesterification
Biodiesel
Fig. 3
Process of turning potential algal biomass into biofuel
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