Life cycle assessment of a microalgae biomass cultivation, bio-oil extraction and pyrolysis processing regime

Algal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-311

  Grierson, Scott ^a   Strezov, Vladimir ^a   Bengtsson, Jonas ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Edge Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bio CCS; Life cycle assessment; Microalgae; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879257670     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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