Exergy analysis applied to biodiesel production

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 397-407

  Talens, Laura ^a   Villalba, Gara ^a   Gabarrell, Xavier ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Environmental assessment; Exergetic efficiency; Exergy analysis; Renewable resources

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SULFURIC ACID;

ENERGY FLUXES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

BIOMATERIAL; DIESEL FUEL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

BIODIESEL; CATALYSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SULFURIC ACID;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYST; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOW MEASUREMENT; RECYCLING;

EID: 34248379155     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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