A GIS based national assessment of algal bio-oil production potential through flue gas and wastewater co-utilization

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-85

  Orfield, Nolan D ^a   Keoleian, Gregory A ^a   Love, Nancy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Biofuel; Flue gas; Geographic information systems; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; FLUE GASES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; SUN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CRUDE OIL PRICES; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; GEO-SPATIAL ANALYSIS; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL TEMPORALS;

BIOFUELS;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; GIS; MICROALGA; OIL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84897466736     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.047     Document Type: Article

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