Learning sustainability by developing a solar dryer for microalgae retrieval

• Main Authors: Benedita Malheiro (Author), Cristina Castro Ribeiro (Author), Manuel Fernando Silva (Author), Nídia Sá Caetano (Author), Paulo Ferreira (Author), Pedro Guedes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: OmniaScience, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excessive fossil fuel consumption is driving the search for alternative energy production solutions and, in particular, for sustainable sources of energy such as microalgae, from which biodiesel, among other useful compounds, can be obtained. After producing the microalgae, they must be harvested an...