Environmental profile of ethanol from poplar biomass as transport fuel in Southern Europe

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1014-1023

  González García, Sara ^a   Gasol, Carles M ^b   Gabarrell, Xavier ^b,c   Rieradevall, Joan ^b,c   Moreira, Ma Teresa ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Environmental performance; Ethanol; Gasoline; Life cycle assessment; Poplar

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; ETHANOL BLEND; ETHANOL CONVERSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FUEL ETHANOL; HIGH YIELD; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIQUID BIOFUELS; OZONE LAYER DEPLETION; RESOURCES DEPLETION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRANSPORT FUEL; WELL-TO-WHEEL;

AUTOMOBILES; BIOMASS; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OZONE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 73349106490     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.10.029     Document Type: Article

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