A framework to report the production of renewable diesel from algae

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-60

  Beal, Colin M ^a   Smith, Colin H ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a,b   Ruoff, Rodney S ^a   Hebner, Robert E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiesel; Lipid; Renewable diesel; Reporting framework; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DIESEL ENGINES; LIPIDS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TERMINOLOGY;

COSTS REQUIREMENTS; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK; PRESENTING INFORMATIONS; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; PRODUCTION PATHWAYS; RENEWABLE DIESELS; REPORTING FRAMEWORK; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIODIESEL;

ALGAE;

EID: 78650522748     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-010-9099-x     Document Type: Article

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