Regional algal biofuel production potential in the coterminous United States as affected by resource availability trade-offs

Algal Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 215-225

  Venteris, Erik R ^a   Skaggs, Richard L ^a   Wigmosta, Mark S ^a   Coleman, Andre M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal biofuel; Land use change; Resource assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SP.; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA;

EID: 84924023032     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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