Life cycle assessment of bio-jet fuel from hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae

Applied Energy

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-82

  Fortier, Marie Odile P ^a   Roberts, Griffin W ^b   Stagg Williams, Susan M ^b   Sturm, Belinda S M ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Bio jet fuel; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Life cycle assessment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; EFFLUENTS; FEEDSTOCKS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; LIQUEFACTION; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; REFINING; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTEWATER;

BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; TRANSPORTATION-LOGISTICS; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

JET FUEL;

ALGA; EFFLUENT; EMISSION; FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT BALANCE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIQUEFACTION; MICROALGA; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84896846755     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.077     Document Type: Article

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