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| Title |
Biofuels from algae: challenges and potential
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biofuels, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.4155/bfs.10.44 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Hannon, Javier Gimpel, Miller Tran, Beth Rasala, Stephen Mayfield |
| Abstract |
Algae biofuels may provide a viable alternative to fossil fuels; however, this technology must overcome a number of hurdles before it can compete in the fuel market and be broadly deployed. These challenges include strain identification and improvement, both in terms of oil productivity and crop protection, nutrient and resource allocation and use, and the production of co-products to improve the economics of the entire system. Although there is much excitement about the potential of algae biofuels, much work is still required in the field. In this article, we attempt to elucidate the major challenges to economic algal biofuels at scale, and improve the focus of the scientific community to address these challenges and move algal biofuels from promise to reality. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 14% |
| Germany | 2 | 14% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 86% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,317 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | <1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Latvia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1289 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 268 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 217 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 212 | 16% |
| Researcher | 117 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 49 | 4% |
| Other | 166 | 13% |
| Unknown | 288 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 323 | 25% |
| Engineering | 169 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 144 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 93 | 7% |
| Chemical Engineering | 76 | 6% |
| Other | 165 | 13% |
| Unknown | 347 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 45. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 January 2024.
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