Efficient anaerobic digestion of whole microalgae and lipid-extracted microalgae residues for methane energy production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages 423-430

  Zhao, Baisuo ^a,c   Ma, Jingwei ^a   Zhao, Quanbao ^a   Laurens, Lieve ^b   Jarvis, Eric ^b   Chen, Shulin ^a   Frear, Craig ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Lipid extracted microalgae residues; Methane production; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS;

BIOLOGICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; BIOMASS PRE TREATMENTS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; METHANE ENERGIES; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICRO-ALGAE; ORGANIC CONVERSIONS; PRODUCTION LEVEL;

BIOMASS;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METHANE; ZINC; BIOFUEL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; LIPID; METHANE; MICROALGA; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ASH; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; ENERGY YIELD; EXTRACTION; LIPID EXTRACTED MICROALGAE; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; WHOLE CELL; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; METHANE; MICROALGAE;

EID: 84898888178     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.079     Document Type: Article

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