Biogenic greenhouse gas emissions linked to the life cycles of biodiesel derived from European rapeseed and Brazilian soybeans

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1943-1948

  Reijnders, L ^a   Huijbregts, M A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biogenic greenhouse gas emissions; Rapeseed; Soybean

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

BIODIESEL; BIOGENIC EMISSIONS; BIOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; EUROPEAN; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; RAPESEED; SOYBEAN;

GAS EMISSIONS;

BRASSICA NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 50249182951     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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