Life-cycle Assessment of Algae Renewable Diesel: Influence of Alternative Uses for Lipid-extracted Algae

摘要

Interest in microalgae: a promising biofuel feedstock 1. High potential productivity & rapid growth rate 2. Continuously harvesting 3. Oil content could reach 50% 4. Avoid competing with food for agricultural land and water use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): an assessment approach that assesses all the potential environmental burdens associated with a product/system/service's life time NAABB: National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-products 1. Our work within the NAABB project focused on conducting LCA studies to complement the primary LCA activity within the NAABB group 2. Carried out in a collaboration between partner teams