Toward nitrogen neutral biofuel production

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 406-413

  Huo, Yi Xin ^a   Wernick, David G ^a   Liao, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL FIXATION; CARBON CYCLES; CARBON FIXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FEEDSTOCK PROCESSING; GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; HABER-BOSCH PROCESS; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LIQUID BIOFUELS; NITROGEN CYCLES; POLITICAL ACTIONS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FEEDSTOCKS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

BIOFUELS;

AMMONIA;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALGAL GROWTH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOPROCESS; CARBON FIXATION; CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; RECYCLING;

ALGAE;

EID: 84861990988     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.10.005     Document Type: Review

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