Energy analysis of using macroalgae from eutrophic waters as a bioethanol feedstock
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.05.006
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Macroalgae; Emergy; EROI; Bioethanol; Eutrophication; Sustainability;All these keywords.
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