Environmental life cycle comparison of algae to other bioenergy feedstocks.

By A. Clarens, Eleazer P. Resurreccion, Mark A. White, L. Colosi. Environmental Science and Technology, 2010

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Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Commercial astaxanthin production derived by green alga Haematococcus pluvialis: A microalgae process model and a techno-economic assessment all through production line (2016, background): “Nonetheless, microalgae cultivation solely for bio-energy generation purposes seems not yet to be economically feasible [8,17,49,80].”
Microalgae for high-value compounds and biofuels production: a review with focus on cultivation under stress conditions. (2013, background): “Although microalgal biomass is considered as the next generation of feedstock for biofuel production, their cultivation for sole biofuel production in commercial scale appears not yet to be economically feasible and sustainable (Clarens et al., 2010; Norsker et al., 2011; Razon and Tan, 2011; Sorata”
Techno-economic analysis of autotrophic microalgae for fuel production (2011, methodology): “(1), assuming an algal composition of [C106H181O45N15P] based on the Redfield Ratio [22].”
Clostridium ljungdahlii represents a microbial production platform based on syngas (2010, background): “ljungdahlii can grow heterotrophically on fructose, glucose (after adaptation), gluconate, arabinose, ribose, xylose, erythrose, threose, formate, pyruvate, malate (pH change required), fumarate, ethanol, arginine, aspartate, glutamate, histidine, serine, choline, citrulline, guanine, hypoxanthine, ”
Microalgae Cultivation Using Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA) (2013, positive): “On the other hand, microalgae require fertilizer and supplemental carbon dioxide (CO2) for optimal growth, which can generate more environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions than cultivation of more traditional biofuel feedstocks, such as switchgrass, canola, and corn [6-8].”
Assessment of the bioenergy and bioremediation potentials of the microalga Scenedesmus sp. AMDD cultivated in municipal wastewater effluent in batch and continuous mode (2012, background): “A recent life cycle analysis (LCA) study concluded that the environmental burden associatedwith the production of microalgae for biofuels could be considerably reduced by coupling the cultivation and processing of the biomass to wastewater treatment and industrial CO2 capture [4].”
Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels in the United States (2013, background): “A meta-analysis of published studies shows that more than 40 percent of the total energy required for biodiesel production can be attributed to harvest and product collection (Clarens et al., 2010).”