Renewable energy from willow biomass crops: Life cycle energy, environmental and economic performance

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 385-406

  Keoleian, Gregory A ^a   Volk, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions reduction; Life cycle assessment; Net energy; Plant biology; Pollution prevention; Renewable electricity

Indexed keywords

SALIX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 30144436106     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680500316334     Document Type: Review

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