Environmental life cycle comparison of algae to other bioenergy feedstocks

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1813-1819

  Clarens, Andres F ^a   Resurreccion, Eleazer P ^b   White, Mark A ^b   Colosi, Lisa M ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-MASS ENERGY; ENERGY USE; ENERGY YIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE; FOOD CROPS; LIFE CYCLE MODEL; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOMASS; CROPS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FLUE GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER; FUEL; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGA; ALGAL CULTURE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FLUE GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT WATER USE; RAPESEED; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POACEAE; VIRGINIA; ZEA MAYS;

ALGAE; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77749301630     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902838n     Document Type: Article

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