Evaluation of Microalgae Biofuel Production Potential and Cultivation Sites Using Geographic

Evaluation of microalgae biofuel production potential and cultivation sites using Geographic Information Systems: A review

B. Sharmaa*, E. Brandesa, A. Khanchib, S. Birrellc, E. Heatond, F. E. Miguezd aPost-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy bPost-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering cAssociate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, dAssistant Professor, Department of Agronomy Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011 *Corresponding author: Bhavna Sharma, Email: [email protected], Phone: 515-294

Table 1 References and reason for not including them for detailed analysis in the present review References Reason to not included for detailed review Vigon et al. [1] The constraints and resource assessment for microalgae production was presented. GIS analysis was not done. Maxwell et al. [2] Theoretical production potential evaluated and maps were presented. GIS analysis was not done. Feinberg and Karpuk [3] Identified the possible CO2 sources, quantified the amounts and costs. Goh and Lee [4] Theoretical macroalgae biomass assessment for biofuel production was presented Darzins et al. [5] Theoretical assessment of algae biofuel production potential was presented Ferrell and Sarisky-Reed [6] Requirement for algae biofuel production was discussed in details and GIS analysis were recommended for future assessment Pate et al. [7] GIS was used for map visualization of algae production areas Roesijadi et al. [8] Macroalgae biofuel production potential was presented. Solanki et al. [9] GIS was only used for data visualization References [1] Vigon BW, Arthur MF, Taft LG, Wagner CK, Lipinsky ES.; Litchfield, JH, McCandlish CD, Clark R (1982) Resource assessment for microalgal/emergent aquatic biomass in the arid southwest. Battelle Columbus Laboratory Report, Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado, US

[2] Maxwell EL, Folger AG, Hogg SE (1985) Resource evaluation and site selection for microalgae production systems, Rep. SERI/TR-215-2484, Solar Energy Res. Inst., Washington, DC, US

[3] Feinberg D, Karpuk M (1990) CO2 sources for microalgae-based liquid fuel production, Rep. SERI/TP-232-3820, Solar Energy Res. Inst., Washington, DC, US

[4] Goh CS, Lee KT (2010) A visionary and conceptual macroalgae-based third-generation bioethanol (TGB) biorefinery in Sabah, Malaysia as an underlay for renewable and sustainable development. Renew Sust Energ Rev 14(2): 842-848 [5] Darzins A, Philip P, Edye L (2010) Current status and potential for algal biofuels production. A report to IEA Bioenergy Task 39, T39-T2. Available: www.task39.org

[6] Ferrell J, Sarisky-Reed V (2010) National algal biofuels technology roadmap. A technology roadmap resulting from the national algal biofuels workshop. Washington U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Biomass Program. Available: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/algal_biofuels_roadmap.pdf

[7] Pate RC, Klise G, Wu B (2011) Resource demand implications for u.s. algae biofuels production scale-up. Appl Energ: Special issue of Energy from Algae: Current Status and Future Trends 88(10):3377-3388

[8] Roesijadi G, Coleman AM, Judd C, Van Cleve B, Thom RM, Buenau KE, Tagestad JD, Wigmosta MS, Ward JA (2011) A national GIS-based analysis of macroalgae production potential summary report and project plan. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Available: http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL- 21087.pdf

[9] Solanki M, Skarka J, Chapman C (2012) LEAPS: realising the potential of algal biomass production through semantic web and linked data. I-SEMANTICS, 8th Int. Conf. on Semantic Systems, Sept. 5-7, Graz, Austria