Considering water availability and wastewater resources in the development of algal bio-oil

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 406-415

  Chiu, Yi Wen ^a   Wu, May ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal bio oil; Biofuel; Freshwater; Refinery; Sustainability; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCE; BIO OIL; FRESHWATER; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; REFINERY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUSTAINABILITY;

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; REFINING; SITE SELECTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 84880135044     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1397     Document Type: Article

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