Process optimization and highly efficient oil extraction from Spirogyra as environmentally friendly and the fastest growing algae for biodiesel production via SC CO2 and UAE green methods

A. Karimian; S.H. Pourhoseini; A. Ficarella; N. Naghizadeh

doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2025.108564

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Process optimization and highly efficient oil extraction from Spirogyra as environmentally friendly and the fastest growing algae for biodiesel production via SC CO2 and UAE green methods

A. Karimian S.H. Pourhoseini

A. Ficarella

N. Naghizadeh

Results in Engineering Vol. 29 pp. 108564 · Elsevier BV

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A. Karimian, S.H. Pourhoseini, A. Ficarella, et al. (2026). Process optimization and highly efficient oil extraction from Spirogyra as environmentally friendly and the fastest growing algae for biodiesel production via SC CO2 and UAE green methods. Results in Engineering, 29, 108564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.108564

Process optimization and highly efficient oil extraction from Spirogyra as environmentally friendly and the fastest growing algae for biodiesel production via SC CO2 and UAE green methods

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