Full-scale validation of a model of algal productivity

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13826-13833

  Béchet, Quentin ^a   Shilton, Andy ^a   Guieysse, Benoit ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; IMPACT OF TEMPERATURES; OPERATING CONDITION; OVERALL ACCURACIES; PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOFUEL;

ALGA; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CLIMATE EFFECT; CULTIVATION; INDOOR AIR; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS ENERGY; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84918827944     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503204e     Document Type: Article

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