Can rape seed biodiesel meet the European union sustainability criteria for biofuels?

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1720-1730

  Thamsiriroj, T ^a   Murphy, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; BIOMETHANE; COPRODUCT; DOMESTIC HEATING; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY DEMANDS; EUROPEAN UNION; LATIN AMERICA; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PALM OIL; RAIN FORESTS; RAPE SEED; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS;

BIODIESEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GLYCEROL; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PELLETIZING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEED; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE OILS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 77950116456     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef901432g     Document Type: Article

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