Anaerobic conversion of microalgal biomass to sustainable energy carriers - A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-231

  Lakaniemi, Aino Maija ^a   Tuovinen, Olli H ^b   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biofuels; Fermentation; Microalgal biomass; Microbial fuel cells

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INVESTMENTS; METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOENERGY CONVERSION; CONVERSION PROCESS; ETHANOL FERMENTATION; MAINTENANCE COST; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; POWER DENSITIES; SEQUENTIAL PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; DIGESTION; ELECTRICITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENT; MAINTENANCE; METHANE; MICROALGA;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DUNALIELLA SALINA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY YIELD; FERMENTATION; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SCENEDESMUS; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; FERMENTATION; MICROALGAE; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84876725113     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.096     Document Type: Article

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