Provides a background to 3rd generation biofuel production; advantages of algae over traditional biofuel crops; algal biomass production; algae harvesting and drying methods; production of biofuel from microalgae and future prospectsEmphasizes on microalgae which are able to produce 15-300 times more oil for biodiesel production than traditional crops on an area basisIncludes information about agricultural residues, forest harvesting residues or wood processing waste such as leaves, straw or wood chips as well as the non-edible components of corn or sugarcane

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