Life cycle assessment of torrefied microalgal biomass using torrefaction severity index with the consideration of up-scaling production

• Main Authors: Ubando, Aristotle T., Rivera, Diana Rose T., Chen, Wei Hsin, Culaba, Alvin B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Microalgae; Algal biofuels; Life cycle costing; Thermochemistry; Global warming; Energy Systems
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3390; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4392/type/native/viewcontent/j.renene.2020.08.068
• Institution: De La Salle University

Microalgal biomass offers high biomass productivity, high photosynthetic efficiency, and low land requirement. However, there are challenges for the sustainable conversion of microalgae-to-biofuels. Through torrefaction, microalgal biomass can be upgraded to enhance its biomass characteristics. A li...