Techno-economics of microalgae production and conversion to refinery-ready oil with co-product credits

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 760-777

  Manganaro, James L ^a   Lawal, Adeniyi ^a   Goodall, Brian ^b  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Valicor Renewables   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Economics; Microalgae; Renewable fuel; Techno economic analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; PRODUCTIVITY; SPREADSHEETS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

COMMERCIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION; EXCEL SPREADSHEETS; MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; MICRO-ALGAE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; RENEWABLE FUELS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TERTIARY TREATMENT;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 84954400722     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1610     Document Type: Article

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