ABSTRACT
The direct conversion of solar energy into green fuels using photosynthesis-enabled microorganisms is one of the alternatives to produce renewable energy. Employing these organisms, especially microalgae, for biofuel generation can alternate the ongoing conict between the use of land for food or fuel production (Machado and Atsumi 2012). Considering the diversity and
CONTENTS
11.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 199 11.2 Mode of Nutrition in Microalgae ..........................................................................................200
