A review on the valorization of macroalgal wastes for biomethane production

Marine Drugs

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Barbot, Yann Nicolas ^a   Al Ghaili, Hashem ^a   Benz, Roland ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Biogas; Biomethane; Eutrophication; Industrial waste; Macroalgae; Residues; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOMETHANE; METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOFUEL; FRESH WATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACROALGA; MACROALGAL WASTE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS CONVERSION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE VALORIZATION; ANIMAL; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SEAWEED;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; METHANE; SEAWEED; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84975516670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md14060120     Document Type: Review

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