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The continuous development of human civilization needs continuous supply of energy, but resources for energy production are limited as it is non-renewable. So, to sustain the pace of development, there is time to opt a sustainable energy production system, i.e., the biofuel. Several options have been assessed for the production of biofuel, but most of them have many limitations. Among them, microalgae are most suitable ones due to their many advantages. Microalgae have already been cultivated for a long time to produce food, feed, and other substances and can also be used to produce biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethane, and biohydrogen as alternatives for fossil resources. Microalgae grow quickly with concentrated CO2 or reuse CO2 from other resources to produce bioenergy sources.
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Jha, Y. (2020). Energy and Carbon Balance of Microalgae Production: Environmental Impacts and Constraints. In: Yadav, A.N., Rastegari, A.A., Yadav, N., Gaur, R. (eds) Biofuels Production – Sustainability and Advances in Microbial Bioresources. Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53933-7_4
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