Life cycle assessment: heterotrophic cultivation of thraustochytrids for biodiesel production

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 639-647

  Lee Chang, Kim Jye ^a,c   Rye, Lucas ^a   Dunstan, Graeme A ^a   Grant, Tim ^b   Koutoulis, Anthony ^c   Nichols, Peter D ^a   Blackburn, Susan I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Life Cycle Strategies Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Heterotrophic; Life cycle assessment; Thraustochytrids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939884089     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0364-9     Document Type: Article

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