Energy-input analysis of the life-cycle of microalgal cultivation systems and best scenario for oil-rich biomass production
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Life cycle assessments show that the energy demand for closed microalgae systems can outweigh their environmental benefits unless integrated with renewable energy sources or waste heat recovery systems.
“Life cycle assessments have shown that the energy demand for closed systems can outweigh their environmental benefits unless integrated with renewable energy sources or waste heat recovery systems [117,118].”
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- Authors
- Abu-Ghosh, S., Fixler, D., Dubinsky, Z., & Iluz, D.
- Affiliations
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Venue
- Applied Energy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 154
- Pages
- 1082-1088
- ISSN
- 0306-2619 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1988593570
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 2.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Energy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Bar-Ilan University
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Keywords
- microalgae cultivation, life cycle assessment, biodiesel, algal oil, photobioreactors, open pond cultivation, lipid yield, biomass productivity, energy efficiency, biofuel economics
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