Atmospheric CO2 capture by algae: Negative carbon dioxide emission path

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 215, Issue , 2016, Pages 371-379

  Moreira, Diana ^a   Pires, José C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2 capture; Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage; Microalgae; Negative emission technologies; Ocean Macroalgal Afforestation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CARBON CAPTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; REFORESTATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CO; BIO-ENERGY; EMISSION TECHNOLOGY; MICRO-ALGAE; OCEAN MACROALGAL AFFORESTATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AFFORESTATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROALGA;

AFFORESTATION; ALGA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; FISH; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; MACROALGA; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEA; SEAWEED; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT;

ALGAE;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; PLANTS; SEAWEED;

EID: 84961221414     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.060     Document Type: Article

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