Potential of biofuels from algae: Comparison with fossil fuels, ethanol and biodiesel in Europe and Brazil through life cycle assessment (LCA)

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 73; pp. 632 - 653
• Main Authors: Carneiro, Maria Luisa N.M., Pradelle, Florian, Braga, Sergio L., Gomes, Marcos Sebastião P., Martins, Ana Rosa F.A., Turkovics, Franck, Pradelle, Renata N.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Algae; Biofuels; Energy Return On Investment (EROI); Global Warming Potential (GWP); Land-Use (LU); Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Net Energy Ratio (NER); Review; Land-Use (LU); Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Algae; Review; Biofuels; Net Energy Ratio (NER); Energy Return On Investment (EROI); Global Warming Potential (GWP)

Despite a substantial literature using life cycle assessment (LCA) approach, the extent to which second and third generation biofuels are more sustainable than the first generation remains a subject of debate. Although the existence of limitations due to LCA variability and uncertainty, this paper i...