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Jan 10, 2014 - Abstract This study evaluated the potential use of several Thai seaweed species for ethanol production. The high biomass of the green algae ...
J Appl Phycol (2014) 26:979–986 DOI 10.1007/s10811-013-0235-9

Chemical composition and ethanol production potential of Thai seaweed species Anong Chirapart & Jantana Praiboon & Pongsatorn Puangsombat & Chutima Pattanapon & Nattawarit Nunraksa

Received: 22 May 2013 / Revised and accepted: 23 December 2013 / Published online: 10 January 2014 # Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

Abstract This study evaluated the potential use of several Thai seaweed species for ethanol production. The high biomass of the green algae Ulva intestinalis and Rhizoclonium riparium and the red algae Gracilaria salicornia and Gracilaria tenuistipitata in an earthen pond culture led us to select these species for our study. The seaweed species were analyzed for chemical composition, resulting in ash contents of 37.62± 0.15 % and fiber of 11.93±0.16 %, with the highest values in R. riparium. Low lipid values were found in all species, with the highest value (p

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