Global potential of offshore and shallow waters macroalgal biorefineries to provide for food, chemicals and energy: Feasibility and sustainability

Algal Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 150-160

  Lehahn, Yoav ^a   Ingle, Kapilkumar Nivrutti ^b   Golberg, Alexander ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84966710598     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.03.031     Document Type: Article

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