Energy analysis of Jatropha plantation systems for biodiesel production in Thailand

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Prueksakorn, Kritana ^a   Gheewala, Shabbir H ^a   Malakul, Pomthong ^b   Bonnet, Sébastien ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Jatropha; Net energy balance; Net energy ratio; Thailand

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; JATROPHA; NET ENERGY RATIOS; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK; POWER PRODUCTION; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; THAILAND; TROPICAL COUNTRIES;

BIODIESEL;

CROP YIELD; DIESEL; ENERGY BALANCE; HARVESTING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANTATION;

THAILAND;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 76749099241     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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