Energy and emission benefits of alternative transportation liquid fuels derived from switchgrass: A fuel life cycle assessment

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1012-1024

  Wu, May ^a   Wu, Ye ^a   Wang, Michael ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERMENTATION; LIFE CYCLE;

FUEL PRODUCTION; LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE (LDV); WELL-TO-WHEELS (WTW);

LIQUID FUELS;

ALCOHOL; FOSSIL FUEL; GASOLINE;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL MODEL; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXHAUST GAS; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 33747155330     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp050371p     Document Type: Review

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