Ecological assessment of integrated bioenergy systems using the Sustainable Process Index

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 341-368

  Krotscheck, C ^a   Konig F ^a   Obernberger, I ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atmospheric gasification; Combustion and steam cycle; Conventional hydrolysis; District heating; Electricity from biomass; Ethanol from biomass; Fast pyrolysis; Integrated gasification combined cycle; Life Cycle assessment; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ENERGY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; PROCESSING OPERATIONS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

COSTS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLAMMABILITY; GASIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOENERGY; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE (IGCC);

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENERGY RESOURCE; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0342264391     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00096-3     Document Type: Article

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