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dc.contributor.authorBagnoud-Velásquez, Mariluz-
dc.contributor.authorRefardt, Dominik-
dc.contributor.authorVuille, François-
dc.contributor.authorLudwig, Christian-
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-14T15:12:33Z-
dc.date.available2017-11-14T15:12:33Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.issn0009-4293de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1494-
dc.description.abstractMicroalgae have a significant potential to be a sustainable source of fuel and thus are of interest in the transition to a sustainable energy system, in particular for resource-dependent countries such as Switzerland. Independence of fossil fuels, considerable reduction of CO2 emissions, and abandoning nuclear energy may be possible with an integrated system approach including the sourcing of biofuels from different types of biomass. Today, a full carbon-to-fuel conversion is possible, and has been recently demonstrated with an advanced hydrothermal technology. The potential to develop algal biofuels is viewed as high thanks to the possibility they offer to uncouple bioenergy from food production. Nevertheless, technological breakthroughs must take place before commercial production becomes a reality, especially to meet the necessary cost savings and efficiency gains in the algae cultivation structure. In addition, an integrated management of waste resources to promote the nutrient recovery appears today as imperative to further improve the economic viability and the environmental sustainability of algal production. We provide here a review that includes the global technological status of both algae production and their conversion into biofuels in order to understand first the added value of algal energy in general before we focus on the potential of algae to contribute specifically to the Swiss energy system to the horizon 2050. In this respect, the hydrothermal conversion pathway of microalgal biomass into synthetic natural gas (SNG) is emphasized, as research into this technology has received considerable attention in Switzerland during the last decade. In addition, SNG is a particularly relevant fuel in the Swiss context due to the existing gas grid and to the opportunity it offers to cover a wide spectrum of energy applications, in particular cogeneration of heat and electricity or use as a transport fuel in the growing gas car fleet.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherSchweizerische Chemische Gesellschaftde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofChimiade_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectBiofuelde_CH
dc.subjectEnergy Strategy 2050de_CH
dc.subjectMicroalgaede_CH
dc.subjectSupercritical water gasificationde_CH
dc.subjectSynthetic natural gas (SNG)de_CH
dc.subject.ddc660: Technische Chemiede_CH
dc.titleOpportunities for Switzerland to contribute to the production of algal biofuels : the hydrothermal pathway to bio-methanede_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.2533/chimia.2015.614de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue10de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end621de_CH
zhaw.pages.start614de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume69de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedAquakultur-Systemede_CH
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Bagnoud-Velásquez, M., Refardt, D., Vuille, F., & Ludwig, C. (2015). Opportunities for Switzerland to contribute to the production of algal biofuels : the hydrothermal pathway to bio-methane. Chimia, 69(10), 614–621. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.614
Bagnoud-Velásquez, M. et al. (2015) ‘Opportunities for Switzerland to contribute to the production of algal biofuels : the hydrothermal pathway to bio-methane’, Chimia, 69(10), pp. 614–621. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.614.
M. Bagnoud-Velásquez, D. Refardt, F. Vuille, and C. Ludwig, “Opportunities for Switzerland to contribute to the production of algal biofuels : the hydrothermal pathway to bio-methane,” Chimia, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 614–621, 2015, doi: 10.2533/chimia.2015.614.
BAGNOUD-VELÁSQUEZ, Mariluz, Dominik REFARDT, François VUILLE und Christian LUDWIG, 2015. Opportunities for Switzerland to contribute to the production of algal biofuels : the hydrothermal pathway to bio-methane. Chimia. 2015. Bd. 69, Nr. 10, S. 614–621. DOI 10.2533/chimia.2015.614
Bagnoud-Velásquez, Mariluz, Dominik Refardt, François Vuille, and Christian Ludwig. 2015. “Opportunities for Switzerland to Contribute to the Production of Algal Biofuels : The Hydrothermal Pathway to Bio-Methane.” Chimia 69 (10): 614–21. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.614.
Bagnoud-Velásquez, Mariluz, et al. “Opportunities for Switzerland to Contribute to the Production of Algal Biofuels : The Hydrothermal Pathway to Bio-Methane.” Chimia, vol. 69, no. 10, 2015, pp. 614–21, https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.614.


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