Modeling switchgrass derived cellulosic ethanol distribution in the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2877-2886

  Morrow, William R ^a   Griffin, W Michael ^b   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ETHANOL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROPULSION; TRANSPORTATION;

LINEAR OPTIMIZATION; MODELING; SWITCHGRASS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM;

CELLULOSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ETHANOL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROPULSION; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TRANSPORTATION;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CELLULOSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION COST; TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; MOTOR VEHICLES; POACEAE; PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

CELLULOSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ETHANOL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646350281     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048296m     Document Type: Article

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