TY - JOUR AB - Sustainable production of renewable energy is being hotly debated globally since it is increasingly understood that first generation biofuels, primarily produced from food crops and mostly oil seeds are limited in their ability to achieve targets for biofuel production, climate change mitigation and economic growth. These concerns have increased the interest in developing second generation biofuels produced from non-food feedstocks such as microalgae, which potentially offer greatest opportunities in the longer term. This paper reviews the current status of microalgae use for biodiesel production, including their cultivation, harvesting, and processing. The microalgae species most used for biodiesel production are presented and their main advantages described in comparison with other available biodiesel feedstocks. The various aspects associated with the design of microalgae production units are described, giving an overview of the current state of development of algae cultivation systems (photo-bioreactors and open ponds). Other potential applications and products from microalgae are also presented such as for biological sequestration Of CO(2), wastewater treatment, in human health, as food additive, and for aquaculture. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Univ Porto, Fac Engn, P-4200465 Oporto, Portugal AN - WOS:000271279100012 AU - Mata, T. M. AU - Martins, A. A. AU - Caetano, N. S. DA - Jan DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2009.07.020 IS - 1 J2 - Renew Sust Energ Rev KW - microalgae LA - English N1 - 512vj PY - 2010 SN - 1364-0321 SP - 217-232 ST - Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications: A review T2 - Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews TI - Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications: A review UR - ://WOS:000271279100012 VL - 14 ID - 5742 ER -