Chapter 1. General background and Introduction.- Chapter 2. Fuel potential of third generation biofuels.- Chapter 3. Characteristics of microalgae.- Chapter 4. Cultivation of 3 rd generation biofuel.- Chapter 5. Harvesting and drying of algal biomass.- Chapter 6. Extraction of oil from algal biomass.- Chapter 7. Production of biofuel from microalgae.- Chapter 8. Current trends and the future of the algae-based biofuels industry. sakriti opis