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
2016
Time‐dependent life cycle assessment of microalgal biorefinery co‐products
Montazeri M, Soh L, Pérez‐López P, Zimmerman J, Eckelman M. Time‐dependent life cycle assessment of microalgal biorefinery co‐products. Biofuels Bioproducts And Biorefining 2016, 10: 409-421. DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchN-deplete conditionsEfficient nutrient cyclingReplete conditionsAlgae speciesDeplete conditionsMicroalgal proteinsNutrient cyclingNon-lipid fractionBiomolecular compositionC. sorokinianaN. oculataProtein fractionsProductivity of lipidsSpeciesGrowth experimentsPrimary targetLipid contentTime of harvestingFeeding regimesCumulative energy demandBiological feedstocksRelative proportionsHarvesting periodLipidsAlgae