Microbiofuels are
biofuels produced by microorganisms like
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometr ...
,
cyanobacteria,
microalgae, fungi, etc. The term was first defined by Asen Nenov at TEDxBG event on 9 January, 2010.
TEDxBG 2010: Asen Nenov – 1 Translation(s) , dotSUB
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* Microbiofuels use biotechnologies for biofuel production;
* Microbiofuels technology implements production methods based microbiorefineries, i.e. micro-organisms placed in a specific environment;
* Microbiofuel technology could be used for recycling industrial waste, including gaseous waste such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide, and for producing valuable biofuels by biotransformation.
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Algae biofuels
Algal fuel producers