Environmental aspects of ethanol derived from no-tilled corn grain: Nonrenewable energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 475-489

  Kim, Seungdo ^a   Dale, Bruce E ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation procedure; Carbon sequestration; Corn; Ethanol; LCA

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; CULTIVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROUND VEHICLES;

CORN MILLING; ENERGY REQUIREMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS; NO-TILLED CORN;

ETHANOL FUELS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; ZERO TILLAGE;

COMMINUTION; CORN; CULTIVATION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTS; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; VEHICLES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 14944359679     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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