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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 27 Aug 2023

Upstream processes

The sequence of processes aiming at growing, harvesting and drying the microalgae biomass, as well as producing the lipids, carbohydrates and proteins that will be further processed in downstream processes.

Darzins, A., Pienkos, P. and Edye, L., 2010, Current status and potential for algal biofuels production. A report to IEA Bioenergy Task 39, Report T39-T2, August 2010.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature