Life cycle assessment of green diesel production from microalgae

Renewable Energy

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 623-632

  Pragya, Namita ^a   Pandey, Krishan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Greenhouse gas; Life cycle; Liquefaction; Net energy ratio; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ENERGY BALANCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAKES; LIQUEFACTION; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PYROLYSIS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; GREEN DIESELS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NET ENERGY RATIOS; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; POSITIVE ENERGIES; RACEWAY POND; TOTAL ENERGY;

LIFE CYCLE;

AGRONOMY; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIQUEFACTION; MICROALGA; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 84941124068     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.08.064     Document Type: Article

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