Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from microalgae in Thailand: Energy efficiency and global warming impact reduction

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 1183-1188

  Wibul, Pharawee ^a   Malakul, Pomthong ^a,b   Pavasant, Prasert ^a   Kangvansaichol, Kunn ^c   Papong, Seksan ^d  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON PETROCHEMICAL AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c PTT   (Thailand)

^d NATIONAL METAL AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MICROORGANISMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; CULTIVATION PROCESS; ENERGY ALLOCATIONS; FRESHWATER MICROALGAE; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84870775247     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1229198     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Batan L., Quinn J., Willson B., Bradley T., 2010, Net energy and greenhouse gas emission evaluation of biodiesel derived from microalgae, Environmental Science & Technology, 44(20), 7975-7980.
2. Chisti Y., 2007, Biodiesel from microalgae, Biotechnology Advances, 25(3), 294-306.
3. Lardon L., Hélias A., Sialve B., Steyer J.P., Bernard O., 2009, Life-cycle assessment of biodiesel production from microalgae, Environmental Science & Technology, 43(17), 6475-6481.
4. Papong S., Chom-In T., Noksa-nga S., Malakul P., 2010, Life cycle energy efficiency and potentials of biodiesel production from palm oil in Thailand, Energy Policy, 38(1), 226-233.
5. Riesing, T.F., 2009, Cultivating algae for liquid fuel production accessed 14.05.2011