Exergy-based efficiency and renewability assessment of biofuel production

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3878-3882

  Dewulf, J ^a   Van Langenhove, H ^a   Van De Velde, B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BYPRODUCTS; CROPS; FUEL ECONOMY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOFUELS; ENERGY-BASED EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES; RENEWABILITY ASSESSMENT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FERTILIZER; FUEL; METHYL GROUP; PESTICIDE;

BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; EXERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CORN; CROP; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPESEED; SOYBEAN; THERMODYNAMICS;

BRASSICA RAPA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ESTERS; ETHANOL; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GLYCINE MAX; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 18944372093     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048721b     Document Type: Article

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