World crop residues production and implications of its use as a biofuel

Environment International

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 575-584

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biofuel; Global warming; Residue management; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIESEL FUELS; EROSION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; BIOFUELS; CROP RESIDUES; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG);

CROPS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY CROP;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM; EXHAUST GAS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; FARM CROPS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 15244349972     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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