Bio-fuels production and the environmental indicators

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2201-2204

  Gomes, Marcos Sebastião de Paula ^a   Muylaert de Araújo, Maria Silvia ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bio fuels; Energy; Environmental indicators; GHG emissions

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON STUDY; DIESEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FUEL SOURCE; GHG EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; POLLUTANT EMISSION; SOYBEAN PRODUCTION; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; WATER CONSUMPTION;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 67651046562     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.01.015     Document Type: Review

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