Environmental and economic assessment of integrated systems for dairy manure treatment coupled with algae bioenergy production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 486-494

  Zhang, Yongli ^a   White, Mark A ^b   Colosi, Lisa M ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Manure management; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIQUIDS; MANURES; NUTRIENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-ENERGY; CREDIT MARKETS; DAIRY MANURES; DIGESTATE; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE COSTING; MANURE MANAGEMENT; NET ENERGY; NET PRESENT VALUE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; POLICY TOOLS; SALE PRICE; SMALL DAIRY;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANURE; NUTRIENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALGA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; MANURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

ALGAE;

EID: 84872251622     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.123     Document Type: Article

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