Production and trading of biomass for energy - An overview of the global status

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1310-1320

  Heinimo J ^a   Junginger, M ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Biomass resources; International biomass trade

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS RESOURCES; COMMODITY MARKETS; ENERGY PURPOSE; GLOBAL ENERGY; INITIAL STAGES; INTERNATIONAL BIOMASS TRADE; LIQUID BIOFUELS; PALM OIL; ROUNDWOOD; TRADE VOLUME; WOOD PELLET;

ETHANOL; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PELLETIZING; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIOMASS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; COMMODITY MARKET; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 67650759420     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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