Microalgae to biofuels: Life cycle impacts of methane production of anaerobically digested lipid extracted algae

- BMP of whole Nannochloropsis salina: 430 cm3-CH4 g-VS−1 (σ = 60).
- BMP of lipid extracted Nannochloropsis salina: 140 cm3-CH4 g-VS−1 (σ = 30).
- Current LCA modeling is dramatically overestimating methane production from LEA.
- Study results change baseline environmental impact from −21.3 to 18.4 g-CO2-eq MJ−1.