Recent trends in global production and utilization of bio-ethanol fuel

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2273-2282

  Balat, Mustafa ^a   Balat, Havva ^a  

^a Sila Science and Energy Unlimited Company   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol; Bioconversion; Biomass; Economy; Fuel properties; Policy; Production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CRUDE OIL; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SUGAR CANE;

BIO-ETHANOLS; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FUEL PROPERTIES; GLOBAL PRODUCTION; METROPOLITAN AREA;

BIOETHANOL;

AUTOMOBILE; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CROP RESIDUE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; STARCH; SUGAR CANE; WASTE TREATMENT;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 65949124493     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.03.015     Document Type: Review

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