Sustainability and economic evaluation of microalgae grown in brewery wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-158

  Mata, Teresa M ^a   Mendes, Adélio M ^a   Caetano, Nídia S ^a,b   Martins, António A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Brewery wastewater; Economic indicators; Microalgae; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; ECONOMICS; OIL SHALE; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BREWERY WASTEWATER; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; MICRO-ALGAE; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

MICROORGANISMS;

BIODIESEL; LIPID; BIOFUEL; GAS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTE WATER;

BIOFUEL; BREWING INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; MICROALGA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BREWERY WASTEWATER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOSSIL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MICROBIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOFUELS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROALGAE; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84905004488     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.091     Document Type: Article

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