Life-cycle assessment of potential algal biodiesel production in the united kingdom: A comparison of raceways and air-lift tubular bioreactors

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 4062-4077

  Stephenson, Anna L ^a   Kazamia, Elena ^a   Dennis, John S ^a   Howe, Christopher J ^a   Scott, Stuart A ^a   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-LIFT; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CLOSED AIR; CONCENTRATION OF; CULTURE MEDIA; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FRESHWATER ALGAE; GAS-FIRED POWER STATIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MICRO-ALGAE; NET ENERGY; RACEWAY POND; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; TRIACYL GLYCERIDE; TWO-STAGE METHODS; UNITED KINGDOM; USING LIFE; VULGARIS;

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE; FLUE GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 77954796808     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef1003123     Document Type: Article

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