Energy balance of algal biomass production in a 1-ha "Green Wall Panel" plant: How to produce algal biomass in a closed reactor achieving a high Net Energy Ratio

Applied Energy

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 1103-1111

  Tredici, M R ^a   Bassi, N ^b   Prussi, M ^a   Biondi, N ^a   Rodolfi, L ^a,b   Chini Zittelli, G ^c   Sampietro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Fotosintetica and Microbiologica Srl   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algae food; Biofuels; GWP; NER; Protein; Tetraselmis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; ENERGY BALANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEINS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; GWP; MARINE MICROALGAE; NER; NET ENERGY RATIOS; OUTPUT AND INPUTS; TETRASELMIS; TETRASELMIS SUECICA;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84946495069     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: 18729118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.01.086     Document Type: Article

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