Microalgal biomass production and carbon dioxide sequestration from an integrated ethanol biorefinery in Iowa: A technical appraisal and economic feasibility evaluation

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3865-3876

  Rosenberg, Julian N ^a,e   Mathias, Ashrith ^b,e   Korth, Karen ^c   Betenbaugh, Michael J ^a   Oyler, George A ^d,e  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^c Community Health and Energy Center ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e SYNAPTIC RESEARCH LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biorefinery; CO2 sequestration; Ethanol; Microalgae; Midwest

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL HEATING; ALGAL OIL; ALGAL PRODUCTIVITY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOREFINERIES; CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CO-PRODUCTS; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; COLD TEMPERATURES; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ETHANOL PLANTS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; MIDWEST; OIL YIELD; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS; RACEWAY POND; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION;

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIODIESEL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; REFINING; WASTE HEAT;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MICROALGA; REFINING INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

IOWA; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 79961172192     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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