Biocrude yield and productivity from the hydrothermal liquefaction of marine and freshwater green macroalgae

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 334-341

  Neveux, N ^a   Yuen, A K L ^b   Jazrawi, C ^c   Magnusson, M ^a   Haynes, B S ^c   Masters, A F ^b   Montoya, A ^c   Paul, N A ^a   Maschmeyer, T ^b   de Nys, R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioenergy; Cultivation; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BATCH REACTORS; BIOCONVERSION; CULTIVATION; LIQUEFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SEAWEED; WATER;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; ELEMENTAL PROFILE; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; MARINE SPECIES;

BIOMASS;

BIOCRUDE; BIOFUEL; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LIQUEFACTION; MACROALGA; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; SEAWEED;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERBESIA; DRY WEIGHT; HEATING; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION; LIQUEFACTION; MACROALGA; MARINE SPECIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; OEDOGONIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCALE UP; SEAWEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TANK; ULVA; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHLOROPHYTA; FRESH WATER; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892847901     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.083     Document Type: Article

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