Full chain energy analysis of biodiesel from jatropha curcas L in Thailand

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3388-3393

  Prueksakorn, Kritana ^a   Gheewala, Shabbir H ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTIONS; CO-PRODUCTS; DECISION MAKERS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY USE; INFORMED DECISIONS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LIFE CYCLE APPROACHES; LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; METHYL ESTERS; NET ENERGIES; PARTIAL SUBSTITUTIONS; THAILAND; WORST CASE;

BIODIESEL; DIESEL FUELS; ENERGY POLICY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; LIFE CYCLE;

INVESTMENTS;

BIODIESEL; FERTILIZER; GASOLINE; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOFUEL; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION; SHRUB;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; POLICY; SPECIES CULTIVATION; THAILAND; TRANSESTERIFICATION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTERIFICATION; EXHAUST GAS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ESTERIFICATION; FERTILIZERS; GASOLINE; JATROPHA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT OILS; THAILAND; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 48649101025     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7022237     Document Type: Article

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