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Policy Analysis(政策分析)Life-Cycle Assessment of Biodiesel Production from Microalgae生命周期评估的生物柴油生产藻类L A U R E N T L A R D O N , * , ? A R N A U D H ′E L I A S , ? , ?BRUNO S I A L V E , § J E A N - P H I L I P P E S T E Y E R , ?AND O L I V I E R BERNARD§INRA, UR50 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement, Avenue des Etangs,11100 Narbonne, France, Montpellier SupAgro, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France, and Comore, INRIA, BP93, Sophia-Antipolis Cedex 06902, FranceReceived March 10, 2009. Revised manuscript received June 8, 2009. Accepted June 18, 2009.LAURENTLARDON，* ELIAS?ARNAUDH，?，?BRUNO SIALVE§JEAN - PHILIPPESTEYER，?和Olivier陈智思§INRA，UR50实验室Biotechnologie DE L环境，AVENUE DES Etangs酒店，11100纳博讷，法国，蒙彼利埃SupAgro，2地点皮埃尔维亚拉，34060 Cedex的蒙彼利埃，法国，科摩罗，INRIA，BP93，索菲亚 - 安提波利斯06902 Cedex的法国收稿日期：2009年3月10日，修改稿接受日期：2009年6月8日，认证日期：2009年六月18日This paper provides an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of biodiesel production from microalgae. High production yields of microalgae have called forth interest of economic and scientific actors but it is still unclear whether the production of biodiesel is environmentally interesting and which transformation steps need further adjustment and optimization. A comparative LCA study of a virtual facility has been undertaken to assess the energetic balance and the potential environmental impacts of the whole process chain, from the biomass production to the biodiesel combustion. Two different culture conditions, nominal fertilizing or nitrogen starvation, as well as two different extraction options, dry or wet extraction,have been tested. The best scenario has been compared to first generation biodiesel and oil diesel. The outcome confirms the potential of microalgae as an energy source but highlights the imperative necessity of decreasing the energy and fertilizer consumption. Therefore control of nitrogen stress during the culture and optimization of wet extraction seem to be valuable options. This study als