The potential of biomass fuels in the context of global climate change: Focus on transportation fuels

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 25, Issue , 2000, Pages 199-244

  Kheshgi, Haroon S ^a   Prince, Roger C ^a   Marland, Gregg ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biofuels; Carbon dioxide; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

BIOMASS FUELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 0034498091     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.25.1.199     Document Type: Article

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