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Title: Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Wastewater-Based Algal Biofuels

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
OSTI Identifier:
1159262
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0004397
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Volume: 48 Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Mu, Dongyan, Min, Min, Krohn, Brian, Mullins, Kimberley A., Ruan, Roger, and Hill, Jason. Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Wastewater-Based Algal Biofuels. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1021/es5027689.
Mu, Dongyan, Min, Min, Krohn, Brian, Mullins, Kimberley A., Ruan, Roger, & Hill, Jason. Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Wastewater-Based Algal Biofuels. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5027689
Mu, Dongyan, Min, Min, Krohn, Brian, Mullins, Kimberley A., Ruan, Roger, and Hill, Jason. Mon . "Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Wastewater-Based Algal Biofuels". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5027689.
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