Modeling of smart mixing regimes to improve marine biorefinery productivity and energy efficiency

Algal Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-32

  Golberg, Alexander ^a   Liberzon, Alexander ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Macroalgae cultivation; Off shore biomass; Total energy balance biofuels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943649243     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2015.05.021     Document Type: Article

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