Sustainability of supply or the planet: A review of potential drop-in alternative aviation fuels

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-27

  Rye, L ^a   Blakey, S ^a   Wilson, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; AVIATION FUEL; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EARTH SURFACE; FISCHER TROPSCH; FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS; FLIGHT TEST; FUEL DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL CO; GROUND BASED; HYDROPROCESSING; JET A-1; LAND-USE SCENARIO; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; POTENTIAL DROP; PRE-PROCESSING; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; SUPPLY SECURITY; TOTAL LIFE;

AVIATION; CARBON MONOXIDE; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; JET FUEL; JETS; LAND USE;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ARABLE LAND; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; FOSSIL FUEL; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 74549167905     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b918197k     Document Type: Review

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