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Comparison of alternative solvents for in situ extraction of hydrocarbons from the colonial green alga Botryococcus braunii race B (Showa)
T. A. Ozawa-Uyeda, S. J. Overmans, B. Bastos de Freitas…·K. J. Lauersen
This paper compares 15 solvents for in situ extraction of hydrocarbons from Botryococcus braunii, finding that bio-based terpenes recover more hydrocarbons than alkanes, but all tested solvents were toxic to the algae.
DOI 10.1101/2023.10.23.563540