Revival of the biological sunlight-to-biogas energy conversion system

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 296-304

  De Schamphelaire, Liesje ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bioenergy; Microalgae; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; ALGAL GROWTH; ALGAL PRODUCTIVITY; BIOENERGY; BIOGAS ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; FERTILE SOILS; HIGH GROWTH RATE; MICROALGAE; POTENTIAL CAPACITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STAND -ALONE;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SOLAR ENERGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; FUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; GAS; METABOLISM;

ALGAE;

ALGAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; GASES; METHANE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 65549159119     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22257     Document Type: Article

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