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Will algae produce the green? Using published life cycle assessments as a starting point for economic evaluation of future algae-to-energy systems

Lisa M Colosi Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, PO Box 400742, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4742, USA. [email protected]
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Yongli Zhang Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, PO Box 400742, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4742, USA.
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Andres F Clarens Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, PO Box 400742, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4742, USA.
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Mark A White McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, PO Box 400173, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4173, USA
Pages 129-142 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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Yongli Zhang, Xiaowei Liu, Mark A. White & Lisa M. Colosi. (2017) Economic evaluation of algae biodiesel based on meta-analyses. International Journal of Sustainable Energy 36:7, pages 682-694.
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Javad Roostaei & Yongli Zhang. (2017) Spatially Explicit Life Cycle Assessment: Opportunities and challenges of wastewater-based algal biofuels in the United States. Algal Research 24, pages 395-402.
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Andrew K. Ringsmuth, Michael J. Landsberg & Ben Hankamer. (2016) Can photosynthesis enable a global transition from fossil fuels to solar fuels, to mitigate climate change and fuel-supply limitations?. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 62, pages 134-163.
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Jin-Ho Yun, Val H. Smith & Ronald C. Pate. (2015) Managing nutrients and system operations for biofuel production from freshwater macroalgae. Algal Research 11, pages 13-21.
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Patrick Kangas & Walter Mulbry. (2014) Nutrient removal from agricultural drainage water using algal turf scrubbers and solar power. Bioresource Technology 152, pages 484-489.
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Yongli Zhang & Lisa M. Colosi. (2013) Practical ambiguities during calculation of energy ratios and their impacts on life cycle assessment calculations. Energy Policy 57, pages 630-633.
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