Integrated evaluation of cost, emissions, and resource potential for algal biofuels at the national scale

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6035-6042

  Davis, Ryan E ^c   Fishman, Daniel B ^b   Frank, Edward D ^a   Johnson, Michael C ^a   Jones, Susanne B ^d   Kinchin, Christopher M ^c   Skaggs, Richard L ^d   Venteris, Erik R ^d   Wigmosta, Mark S ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCTIVITY;

CATALYTIC HYDROTREATMENT; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; INTEGRATED EVALUATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

DIESEL FUEL; PETROLEUM;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CATALYSIS; CHLORELLA; COST; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION; LIFE CYCLE; LIQUEFACTION; POND; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASON; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GASOLINE; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901045149     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4055719     Document Type: Article

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