Growth and oil extraction from Chlorella vulgaris: A techno-economic and environmental assessment

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 10503-10508

  Jaramillo, Juan J ^a   Naranjo, Javier M ^a   Cardona, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS SOFTWARE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MICRO-ALGAE; OIL EXTRACTION; PROCESS ECONOMICS; PROCESSING PLANTS; PRODUCTION COST; RICE HUSK; SMOG FORMATION; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; WASTE REDUCTION;

ALGAE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MICROORGANISMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84864837365     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie300207x     Document Type: Article

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