Preferential technological and life cycle environmental performance of chitosan flocculation for harvesting of the green algae Neochloris oleoabundans

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 121, Issue , 2012, Pages 445-449

  Beach, Evan S ^a   Eckelman, Matthew J ^b   Cui, Zheng ^a   Brentner, Laura ^a   Zimmerman, Julie B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae harvesting; Chitosan biopolymer; Flocculation; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FERRIC SULFATE; GREEN ALGA; LEAST ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS; PRESS PROCESS; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ADSORPTION; ALGAE; BIOMOLECULES; CENTRIFUGATION; CHITOSAN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOCCULATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

LIFE CYCLE;

CHITOSAN; FERRIC SULFATE;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CHITIN; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GREEN ALGA; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; SULFATE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GREEN ALGA; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CENTRIFUGATION; CHITOSAN; CHLOROPHYTA; ENVIRONMENT; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS;

EID: 84865541077     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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