Techno-economic analysis of microalgal biomass production in a 1-ha Green Wall Panel (GWP®) plant

Algal Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2016, Pages 253-263

  Tredici, Mario R ^a   Rodolfi, Liliana ^a,b   Biondi, Natascia ^a   Bassi, Niccolò ^b   Sampietro, Giacomo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Fotosintetica and Microbiologica Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Green Wall Panel; Microalgal biomass; Photobioreactor; Techno economic analysis; Tetraselmis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988014447     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.09.005     Document Type: Article

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