Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-RAMOS, Pedro Antonio; LOMBARDI, Ana Teresa  and  CANDIDO, Camila. Weighted Environmental Impact of Microalgal Biomass Aimed at Carotenoids Production. Rev Cie Téc Agr [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.4, pp. 83-94. ISSN 2071-0054.

The application of a method for determining the weighted environmental impact of the life cycle of microalgae, with the purpose of carotenoids production, is described in this paper. The environmental impact is calculated, through a Weighted Matrix. The impact of 20 activities of the life cycle of microalgae, in 19 medium level impact categories and in 4 final level impact categories are shown (matrix base 20*19*4). This evaluation shows that microalgae are friendly with the environment. The achieved results, verify that microalgae are an excellent biomass that can be used for the production of compounds of high added value

Keywords : Weighted Matrix; Life Cycle; Compounds; High Added Value.

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