Economic and environmental transportation effects of large-scale ethanol production and distribution in the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2228-2233

  Wakeley, Heather L ^a   Hendrickson, Chris T ^b   Griffin, W Michael ^b,c   Matthews, H Scott ^b  

^a TRC Energy Services   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; END USERS; ENERGY INDEPENDENCES; ETHANOL PRODUCTIONS; LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES; LINEAR OPTIMIZATION MODELS; LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORTS; TOTAL LIVES; TRANSPORTATION DISTANCES; TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; GASOLINE; LIFE CYCLE;

ETHANOL;

GASOLINE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETHANOL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARTICLE; ENERGY COST; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CELLULOSE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; POACEAE; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; ZEA MAYS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 64349095822     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8015827     Document Type: Article

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