Energy life cycle assessment for the production of biodiesel from rendered lipids in the United States

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2419-2432

  López, Dora E ^a,b   Mullins, Joseph C ^a   Bruce, David A ^a  

^a South   (United States)

^b Logos Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FAT; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY OUTPUT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MEAT PROCESSING; NET ENERGY; SOYBEAN OIL;

BIODIESEL; LIPIDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 77749304507     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900884x     Document Type: Article

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