Is life cycle assessment (LCA) a suitable method for quantitative CO2 saving estimations? the impact of field input on the LCA results for a pure vegetable oil chain

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 787-797

  Chiaramonti, David ^a   Recchia, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biofuels; GHG savings; LCA; Pure vegetable oil; Straight vegetable oil; Sunflower oil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CENTRAL ITALY; CRITICAL ISSUES; EU DIRECTIVES; GHG SAVINGS; IS LIFE CYCLE; LCA METHODS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SAVING ESTIMATION; SMALL SCALE; SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; SUNFLOWER OIL; SUPPORT POLICY; VARIABLE CONDITIONS;

BIOFUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LUBRICATING OILS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE OILS;

LIFE CYCLE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 77951024884     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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