Evaluating microalgal integrated biorefinery schemes: Empirical controlled growth studies and life cycle assessment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-27

  Soh, Lindsay ^a   Montazeri, Mahdokht ^b   Haznedaroglu, Berat Z ^c   Kelly, Cuchulain ^a   Peccia, Jordan ^a   Eckelman, Matthew J ^b   Zimmerman, Julie B ^a,d  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

^c the State University of New York   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiesel; Integrated biorefinery; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIODIESEL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; NUTRIENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEINS; RECYCLING; REFINING;

CARBOHYDRATE FRACTIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIPID PRODUCTIVITIES; NUTRIENT RECYCLING; PRODUCT SUBSTITUTIONS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; CARBOHYDRATE; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PALMITIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

BIOFUEL; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; FRACTIONATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH RATE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIPID; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PROTEIN; REFINING INDUSTRY; TRADE-OFF;

ALGAL GROWTH; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY YIELD; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER SPECIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARINE SPECIES; MICROALGA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRASELMIS SUECICA; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

ALGAL PROTEINS; BIOREACTORS; ESTERS; EUTROPHICATION; FATTY ACIDS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MICROALGAE; STARCH; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84887148793     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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