Biofuel production in ireland-an approach to 2020 targets with a focus on algal biomass

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6391-6412

  Murphy, Fionnuala ^a   Devlin, Ger ^a   Deverell, Rory ^b   McDonnell, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IFSC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Indigenous production; Ireland; Macroalgae; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MICROORGANISMS; OILS AND FATS; OILSEEDS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; IRELAND; MACRO-ALGAE; MICRO-ALGAE; PENETRATION RATES; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; USED COOKING OIL;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84890196114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6126391     Document Type: Review

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