Membrane-based energy efficient dewatering of microalgae in biofuels production and recovery of value added co-products

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5599-5606

  Bhave, Ramesh ^a   Kuritz, Tanya ^a   Powell, Lawrence ^a   Adcock, Dale ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKPULSING; BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; BIOMASS HARVESTING; CO-PRODUCTS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FLUX DECLINE; GROWTH MEDIA; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; LOWER ENERGIES; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; MEMBRANE-BASED SYSTEM; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP; OPERATING CONDITION; SCALE-UP; TUBULAR INORGANIC MEMBRANES; TUBULAR MEMBRANES; VOLUME REDUCTIONS; WATER RECOVERY;

BIOMASS; DEWATERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RECOVERY; RECYCLING;

MEMBRANES;

BIOFUEL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEWATERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEWATERING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NONHUMAN;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROALGAE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP.;

EID: 84861130695     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es204107d     Document Type: Article

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