Comparative life cycle assessment of two biofuels: Ethanol from sugar beet and rapeseed methyl ester

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-190

  Halleux, Hubert ^a   Lassaux, Stéphane ^a   Renzoni, Robert ^a   Germain, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuels; Comparative LCA; Ethanol; Rapeseed; Sugar beet

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; DIESEL FUEL; ESTER; FERTILIZER; FOSSIL FUEL; GASOLINE; GLYCEROL; RAPESEED OIL;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTERIFICATION; EUROPEAN UNION; EXTRACTION; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MEAL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; PURIFICATION; RAPESEED; SUGAR BEET; TILLAGE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 45349102419     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2008.03.382     Document Type: Article

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