Improvements in life cycle energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions of corn-ethanol

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-74

  Liska, Adam J ^a   Yang, Haishun S ^a   Bremer, Virgil R ^b   Klopfenstein, Terry J ^b   Walters, Daniel T ^a   Erickson, Galen E ^b   Cassman, Kenneth G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Corn ethanol; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Industrial ecology; life cycle assessment (LCA); net energy

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CORN-ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NET ENERGY;

AGRONOMY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAND USE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 63449106817     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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