The energy-water-food nexus through the lens of algal systems

Industrial Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 158-162

  Bazilian, Morgan ^a   Davis, Ryan ^b   T Pienkos, Philip ^b   Arent, Douglas ^a  

^a Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84881487841     PISSN: 15509087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ind.2013.1579     Document Type: Article

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