The potential of sustainable algal biofuel production using wastewater resources

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-25

  Pittman, Jon K ^a   Dean, Andrew P ^a   Osundeko, Olumayowa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Lipids; Microalgae; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GROWTH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CURRENT RESEARCHES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MASS CULTURES; MICRO-ALGAE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

ALGAE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOLOGY; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFUELS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROWTH; LIPID; MICROALGA; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MICROALGA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROALGAE; SCENEDESMUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ALGAE;

EID: 77957355680     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.035     Document Type: Article

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