Algal capture of carbon dioxide; biomass generation as a tool for greenhouse gas mitigation with reference to New Zealand energy strategy and policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3428-3437

  Packer, Mike ^a  

^a MACDIARMID INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algal biomass carbon dioxide capture; High productivity biofuel; New Zealand policy

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ALGAL BIOMASS CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; BIOMASS GENERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; CARBON RECYCLING; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON-BASED; ENERGY STRATEGY; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY BIOFUEL; LIVING SYSTEMS; NEW ZEALAND; NEW ZEALAND POLICY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; POLICY MAKERS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRODUCTIVITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALGA; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWEED;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 67650267751     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.025     Document Type: Article

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