2023
Microalgae Commercialization Using Renewable Lignocellulose Is Economically and Environmentally Viable
Wang X, Wang T, Zhang T, Winter L, Di J, Tu Q, Hu H, Hertwich E, Zimmerman J, Elimelech M. Microalgae Commercialization Using Renewable Lignocellulose Is Economically and Environmentally Viable. Environmental Science And Technology 2023, 57: 1144-1156. PMID: 36599031, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum selling priceMicroalgae productionBiomass productivityUSD/tAnnual biomass productivityGreenhouse gas emissionsCumulative energy demandTechno-economic analysisLife cycle assessmentLow environmental impactHigh-value productsCultivationGas emissionsCycle assessmentEnvironmental impactsPhototrophic systemsCellulosic hydrolysateEnvironmental comparisonProductivityBiorefinery schemeSustainable pathwayEnergy demandHeterotrophic cultivationProductionSelling price
2013
Microalgae‐Derived Chemicals: Opportunity for an Integrated Chemical Plant
Kermanshahi‐Pour A, Zimmerman J, Anastas P. Microalgae‐Derived Chemicals: Opportunity for an Integrated Chemical Plant. 2013, 387-433. DOI: 10.1002/9781118659892.ch15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValuable chemicalsAlgal biotechnologyDownstream technologiesBiotechnological processesEfficient separationFine chemicalsMicroalgal speciesPlant approachCulture strategyExamples of chemicalsSimultaneous productionProcess integrationProtein fractionsCommercial scaleMicroalgaeCultivation systemsChemicalsBiotechnologyBioprocessesMultiple chemicalsSpeciesPlantsTechnologyProductionProduction systems