Composition of Algal Oil and Its Potential as Biofuel

Table 1

Microalgae biomass yield per square meter of surface area as function of PCE for three different solar irradiations assuming a lower heating value of 30 MJ⋅kg⁻¹ dry matter.

	Germany	Mediterranean area	Dessert
PCE∖Irradiation	3,500	7,000	9,000	MJ·m^−2·a^−1
1.0%	1.2	2.3	3.0	kgDM·m^−2·a^−1
2.0%	2.3	4.7	6.0	kgDM·m^−2·a^−1
3.0%	3.5	7.0	9.0	kgDM·m^−2·a^−1
4.0%	4.7	9.3	12.0	kgDM·m^−2·a^−1
5.0%	5.8	11.7	15.0	kgDM·m^−2·a^−1