Greenhouse gas balance and algae-based biodiesel

Algae for Biofuels and Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 233-254

  Flesch, Anne ^a   Beer, Tom ^b   Campbell, Peter K ^c   Batten, David ^b   Grant, Tim ^d  

^a Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d Life Cycle Strategies Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; MICROORGANISMS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ALGAL BIOFUELS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS BALANCE; HIGH-PRESSURE EXTRACTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); METHANE COMBUSTION; WHOLE PROCESS CHAINS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85016634952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5479-9_14     Document Type: Chapter

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