Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emissions for an ethanol production process based on blue-green algae

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8670-8677

  Luo, Dexin ^a   Hu, Zushou ^a   Choi, Dong Gu ^a   Thomas, Valerie M ^a,b   Realff, Matthew J ^a   Chance, Ronald R ^a,c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Algenol Biofuels   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BLUE GREEN ALGAE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CELL WALLS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM; COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FUEL GRADE ETHANOL; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LIFE CYCLE ENERGIES; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; PROCESS HEAT; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PURIFICATION PROCESS; SEPARATION PROCESS; SOLAR THERMAL; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS; WASTE BIOMASS; WATER SOLUTIONS;

AIR CLEANERS; ALGAE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PURIFICATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBON; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS;

BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT BALANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR POWER; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT; HEAT EXCHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PREDICTION; PURIFICATION; SIMULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CYANOBACTERIA; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 78449253609     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1007577     Document Type: Article

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