AUTHOR=Behera Shuvashish , Singh Richa , Arora Richa , Sharma Nilesh Kumar , Shukla Madhulika , Kumar Sachin TITLE=Scope of Algae as Third Generation Biofuels JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology VOLUME=2 YEAR=2015 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2014.00090 DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2014.00090 ISSN=2296-4185 ABSTRACT=

An initiative has been taken to develop different solid, liquid, and gaseous biofuels as the alternative energy resources. The current research and technology based on the third generation biofuels derived from algal biomass have been considered as the best alternative bioresource that avoids the disadvantages of first and second generation biofuels. Algal biomass has been investigated for the implementation of economic conversion processes producing different biofuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, and other valuable co-products. In the present review, the recent findings and advance developments in algal biomass for improved biofuel production have been explored. This review discusses about the importance of the algal cell contents, various strategies for product formation through various conversion technologies, and its future scope as an energy security.