Life-cycle assessment of biodiesel production from microalgae

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6475-6481

  Lardon, Laurent ^a   Hélias, Arnaud ^a,b   Sialve, Bruno ^c   Steyer, Jean Philippe ^a   Bernard, Olivier ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^c INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CULTURE CONDITIONS; ENERGY SOURCE; EXTERNAL ENERGY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MICRO-ALGAE; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN STARVATION; NITROGEN STRESS; OILCAKES; PRODUCTION YIELD; WET EXTRACTION; WHOLE PROCESS;

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; MICROORGANISMS; MINING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIODIESEL; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

BIOFUEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRESS; COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLE FERMENTATION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; STARVATION;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GASOLINE;

EID: 69649090060     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900705j     Document Type: Review

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