Regionalized Life-Cycle Water Impacts of Microalgal-Based Biofuels in the United States

Quiroz, David; Greene, Jonah M.; Quinn, Jason C.

doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c05552

Regionalized Life-Cycle Water Impacts of Microalgal-Based Biofuels in the United States

Journal Article · 13 October 2022 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05552· OSTI ID:2418697

Quiroz, David ^[1]; Greene, Jonah M. ^[2]; ^[2]

Mechanical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, United States; OSTI
Mechanical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, United States

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Research Organization:: Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008906

OSTI ID:: 2418697

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 56; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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