Potential for producing bio-fuel in the Amazon deforested areas

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 405-415

  Cunha Da Costa, Ricardo ^a  

^a Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Bio fuel; Brazil; Carbon emissions; Climate change; Deforested areas; Developing countries; Energy

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BIO-FUELS; BIOENERGY;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; DEFORESTATION; VEGETABLE OIL;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0842305119     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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