Choices in calculating life cycle emissions of carbon containing gases associated with forest derived biofuels

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 527-532

  Reijnders, L ^a   Huijbregts, M A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Emission factor; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE; WOOD;

BIOFUELS;

FOSSIL FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL WOOD; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 0037411845     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00091-4     Document Type: Article

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