Assessment of a dry and a wet route for the production of biofuels from microalgae: Energy balance analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5113-5122

  Xu, Lixian ^a   Wim Brilman, Derk W F ^a   Withag, Jan A M ^a   Brem, Gerrit ^a   Kersten, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Chain analysis; CO2; Energy balance; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

CHAIN ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CO2; DRY AND WET; DRYING PROCESS; ENERGY BALANCE ANALYSIS; FOSSIL ENERGY; MICROALGAE; OIL EXTRACTION; ON CURRENTS; WATER PHASE;

ALGAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CURING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MICROORGANISMS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WASTE HEAT;

BIOFUELS;

WATER;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUEL; MICROALGA; POWER PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DRY DEPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; FOSSIL ENERGY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WET DEPOSITION;

BIOFUELS; ESTERIFICATION; MICROALGAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ALGAE;

EID: 79952533501     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.066     Document Type: Article

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