Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel

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dc.contributor.advisorHarrison, STLen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Christineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T11:14:21Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T11:14:21Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographic references (leaves 113-119).
dc.description.abstractWhile initially thought to be promising, crop based biofuels are an inadequate alternative to fossilenergy due to the unrealistic space requirement, competition with food crops for land use and greenhouse gas release on clearing for crop land several times greater than biofuels provide throughdisplacing fossil fuels, a factor inadequately accounted for in past studies. In contrast, biodiesel frommicroalgae is of interest due to the lower spatial requirements, much higher oil productivity, no requirement for arable land and rapid growth and harvesting cycles. To ensure the oversights of cropbased biofuels are not repeated, there is a need to explore the sustainability of an algal biorefinery in the context of biodiesel production in this early phase of process development. An integratedbiorefinery approach for the production of multiple products has been seen to improve the overallefficiency of biomass utilization in biofuel systems, contributing to both economic success and environmental sustainability and is of interest for microalgal biodiesel productionen_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRichardson, C. (2011). <i>Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5409en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRichardson, Christine. <i>"Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5409en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRichardson, C. 2011. Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.risTY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Richardson, Christine AB - While initially thought to be promising, crop based biofuels are an inadequate alternative to fossilenergy due to the unrealistic space requirement, competition with food crops for land use and greenhouse gas release on clearing for crop land several times greater than biofuels provide throughdisplacing fossil fuels, a factor inadequately accounted for in past studies. In contrast, biodiesel frommicroalgae is of interest due to the lower spatial requirements, much higher oil productivity, no requirement for arable land and rapid growth and harvesting cycles. To ensure the oversights of cropbased biofuels are not repeated, there is a need to explore the sustainability of an algal biorefinery in the context of biodiesel production in this early phase of process development. An integratedbiorefinery approach for the production of multiple products has been seen to improve the overallefficiency of biomass utilization in biofuel systems, contributing to both economic success and environmental sustainability and is of interest for microalgal biodiesel production DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel TI - Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5409 ER -en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5409
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRichardson C. Investigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodiesel. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5409en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Bioprocess Engineering Researchen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBioprocess Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleInvestigating the role of reactor design to maximise the environmental benefit of algal oil for biodieselen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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