Emergy analysis of oil production from microalgae

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 418-425

  da Cruz, Rui Vogt Alves ^a   do Nascimento, Claudio Augusto Oller ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emergy analysis; Emergy indices; Microalgae; Renewable feedstocks; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; OIL SHALE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMERGY ANALYSIS; EMERGY INDICES; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADING RATIO; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MICRO-ALGAE; RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS; SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS; OIL PRODUCTION;

LOADING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ANALYSIS; EMERGY; MICROALGA; OIL PRODUCTION; PRIORITIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; CAPITAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84870699202     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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