Carlos  Quiroz-Arita

Carlos Quiroz-Arita


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 May 2015 in Algal Research
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CQCarlos Quiroz-Arita
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
CPChristie Peebles
Christie Peebles
TBThomas H. Bradley
Thomas H. Bradley

1 December 2017 in Applied Energy
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NBNawa Raj Baral
Nawa Raj Baral
CQCarlos Quiroz-Arita
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
TBThomas H. Bradley
Thomas H. Bradley

1 January 2021 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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NBNawa Raj Baral
Nawa Raj Baral
ZAZachary D. Asher
Zachary D. Asher
DTDavid Trinko
David Trinko
ESEvan Sproul
Evan Sproul
CQCarlos Quiroz-Arita
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
TBThomas H. Bradley
Thomas H. Bradley

19 January 2022 in Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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CQCarlos Quiroz-Arita
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
SSSomnath Shinde
Somnath Shinde
SKSungwhan Kim
Sungwhan Kim
EMEric Monroe
Eric Monroe
AGAnthe George
Anthe George
RDRyan W Davis
Ryan W Davis
High-protein algal biomass is an important bio-commodity that has the potential to provide a new source of sustainable protein products. Herein is a critical review that identifies (1) the most relevant sustainability findings related to the processing of proteinaceous algal biomass to higher value protein products and (2) the potential pathways to improve life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) metrics, including life-cycle carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq), life cycle energy, and minimum selling price (MSP) of these products. The critical review of the literature revealed a large variation in model input parameters relating to these metrics. Therefore, a Monte Carlo analysis was conducted to assess the risk associated with these input variations. To understand the uncertainties that propagate into high-protein algae to products' systems, we reviewed more than 20 state-of-the-art unit operations for algal biomass processing., including cell disruption, protein solubilization, protein precipitation and purification, and protein concentration. We evaluated displacement of proteinaceous products by algal-bioproducts, including ruminant feed, aquaculture feed, protein tablets, and biopolymers and biopolyesters, with prices in the market ranging from 1.9 to 120 $ kg−1 protein. This review realized that the MSP of ruminant and non-ruminant feed ranges from 0.65 ± 0.56 to 2.9 ± 1.1 $ kg−1 protein, and bioplastics' MSP ranges from 0.97 to 7.0 $ kg−1 protein. Regarding LCA metrics, there is limited research on life cycle energy in proteinaceous biomass concentration and bioproduct systems, reported at 32.7 MJ kgprotein −1, for animal feed displacement. Animal feed emissions in the literature report negative fluxes, representing environmental benefits, as low as −3.7 kg CO2eq kg−1 protein and positive fluxes, i.e., global warming potential, as high as 12.8 kg CO2eq kg−1 protein. There is limited research on bioplastics life cycle emissions reported at 0.6 kg CO2eq kg−1 protein. In general, the studies to date of algae-derived protein bioproducts showed similar life cycle emissions to soybean meals, nylon, polymers, and polystyrenes. Our risk analysis realized that more than 50% of scenarios can result in negative-net life cycle CO2eq emissions. This review and risk analysis assess and demonstrate the scenarios that improve economic and environmental sustainability metrics in high-protein algal bioproduct systems.

16 November 2018 in Environmental Science & Technology
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NBNawa Raj Baral
Nawa Raj Baral
CQCarlos Quiroz-Arita
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
TBThomas H. Bradley
Thomas H. Bradley

1 September 2017 in Algal Research
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CQCarlos Quiroz-Arita
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
JSJohn J. Sheehan
John J. Sheehan
TBThomas H. Bradley
Thomas H. Bradley