An economic, sustainability, and energetic model of biodiesel production from microalgae

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-200

  Delrue, F ^a   Setier, P A ^a   Sahut, C ^b,c,d   Cournac, L ^b,c,d   Roubaud, A ^a   Peltier, G ^b,c,d   Froment, A K ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d University of Aix Marseille   (France)

Author keywords

Algal biodiesel; GHG emission rate; Global sensitivity analysis; Net energy ratio; Production cost; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

GHG EMISSION RATE; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; NET ENERGY RATIOS; PRODUCTION COST; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODIESEL; MICROORGANISMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIODIESEL; CARBON; WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEWATERING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIPID; MICROALGA; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COST; DEWATERING; ENERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIOFUELS; MICROALGAE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

ALGAE;

EID: 84858747391     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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