Autotrophic production of biodiesel from microalgae: An updated process and economic analysis

A technical evaluation of a plant for biodiesel production from microalgae was investigated in which a novel configuration of a CPR (closed pond photobioreactor) is proposed. The entire process was simulated by Aspen Plus® and optimized energetically in order to obtain the best profits in energy terms.

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