A cost analysis of microalgal biomass and biodiesel production in open raceways treating municipal wastewater and under optimum light wavelength

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 109-118

  Kang, Zion ^a,c   Kim, Byung Hyuk ^a   Ramanan, Rishiram ^a   Choi, Jong Eun ^a,b   Yang, Ji Won ^c   Oh, Hee Mock ^a,b   Kim, Hee Sik ^a,b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiesel; Cost analysis; Light wavelength; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODIESEL; FATTY ACID ESTER; GLYCOLIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; BIOFUEL; LIPID; WASTE WATER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION TIME; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROALGA; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; SCENEDESMUS; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHLORELLA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; ECONOMICS; FILTRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIGHT; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SP.; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; SCENEDESMUS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; LIGHT; LIPIDS; MICROALGAE; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; SCENEDESMUS; SOFTWARE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84921771671     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1409.09019     Document Type: Article

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