Life cycle assessment of switchgrass- and corn stover-derived ethanol-fueled automobiles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 9750-9758

  Spatari, Sabrina ^a   Zhang, Yimin ^a   Maclean, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; LIFE CYCLE;

CORN STOVER ETHANOL; LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE FLEET; REFORMULATED GASOLINE (RFG); SWITCHGRASS;

FOSSIL FUELS;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; GASOLINE; SULFUR;

FUEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CORN; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVEST; LIFE CYCLE; MILLET; SWTICHGRASS;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMASS; CANADA; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; POACEAE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; ZEA MAYS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29244450489     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048293+     Document Type: Article

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