Greenhouse impact of fossil, forest residues and jatropha diesel: A static and dynamic assessment

Progress in Industrial Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-206

  Kirkinen, Johanna ^a   Sahay, Arun ^b   Savolainen, Ilkka ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Forest residues; Fossil diesel; Global warming potentials; Greenhouse impact; GWP; Jatropha; Radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; DICOTYLEDON; EUROPEAN UNION; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADIATIVE FORCING; SUSTAINABILITY;

FINLAND;

JATROPHA;

EID: 71649110431     PISSN: 14768917     EISSN: 14788764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2009.029082     Document Type: Article

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