Comparative energy life-cycle analyses of microalgal biomass production in open ponds and photobioreactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1406-1413

  Jorquera, Orlando ^a   Kiperstok, Asher ^a   Sales, Emerson A ^a   Embiruçu, Marcelo ^a   Ghirardi, Maria L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Life cycle analysis; Microalgae; Oil production; Photobioreactors

Indexed keywords

FLAT PLATE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIPID CONTENT; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP; NET ENERGY; OIL COSTS; OIL PRODUCTION; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; RACEWAY POND;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS;

LAKES;

LIPID; PETROLEUM;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MICROALGA; OIL PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIPID STORAGE; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; RADIATION ENERGY; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; LIGHT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP.;

EID: 71049190979     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.09.038     Document Type: Article

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