Environmental performance of lignocellulosic bioethanol production from alfalfa stems

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-131

  González García, Sara ^a   Moreira, M Teresa ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Allocation; Life cycle assessment; Medicago sativa L.; Second generation bioethanol

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ALLOCATION; ANIMAL FEED; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; DISTILLATION PROCESS; DRIVING FORCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENZYME PRODUCTION; GASOLINE PRODUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MEDICAGO; ON-SITE ENERGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS; PROTEIN CONTENTS; SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION; TRANSPORT FUEL; TWO-PRODUCT; UPSTREAM PROCESS; WELL-TO-WHEEL;

DISTILLATION; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PROTEINS; SACCHARIFICATION;

BIOETHANOL;

ALFALFA; APPROPRIATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY PRODUCTION; ENZYMOLYSIS; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PROTEINS; SACCHARIFICATION;

EID: 77950442618     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.204     Document Type: Article

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