Life cycle analysis of an alternative to the haber-bosch process: Non-renewable energy usage and global warming potential of liquid ammonia from cyanobacteria

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 618-624

  Razon, Luis F ^a  

^a DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

ammonia; biogas; cyanobacteria; life cycle assessment; microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; LIQUIDS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; FOSSIL-FUEL DEPLETIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HABER-BOSCH PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MICRO-ALGAE; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY;

AMMONIA;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP. CA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84899065236     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11817     Document Type: Article

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