Life cycle assessment of biomethane from offshore-cultivated seaweed

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-404

  Langlois, Juliette ^a   Sassi, Jean François ^b   Jard, Gwenaelle ^c   Steyer, Jean Philippe ^c   Delgenes, Jean Philippe ^c   Hélias, Arnaud ^a,c  

^a MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^b Centre d'Etude et de Valorisation des Algues (CEVA)   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biofuel; Biogas; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Saccharina latissima; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMETHANE; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EXTRACTION RESIDUE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MACRO-ALGAE; OZONE DEPLETION; RECYCLING OF MATERIALS; SACCHARINA LATISSIMA;

ALGINATE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFUELS; BIOGAS; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OZONE LAYER;

SEAWEED;

EID: 84863783236     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1330     Document Type: Article

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