BS/MS - Algae biofuels project
Description:
The long-term goal of this research project was to optimize the use of halophytic microalgae as a biofuels crop.
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Funding:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, University of Nevada, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
The long-term goal of this research project was to optimize the use of halophytic microalgae as a biofuels crop.
Publications:
- Sage Hiibel, Mark Lemos, Brian Kelly, John C. Cushman. Evaluation of diverse microalgal species as potential biofuel feedstocks grown using municipal wastewater. Frontiers in Energy Research, 2015
- Vera Samburova, Mark S. Lemos, Sage Hiibel, S. Kent Hoekman, John C. Cushman, and Barbara Zielinska. Analysis of Triacylglycerols and Free Fatty Acids in Algae Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2012
- Fadi Alkayal, Rebecca L. Albion, Richard L. Tillett, Leyla T. Hathwaik, Mark S. Lemos and John C. Cushman. Expressed sequence tag (EST) profiling in hyper saline shocked Dunaliella salina reveals high expression of protein synthetic apparatus components. Plant Science, 2010
Funding:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, University of Nevada, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Nevada, Reno Greenhouse Complex outdoor algae ponds.
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