Evaluation of energy demand and the sustainability of different bioethanol production processes from sugar beet

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 872-877

  Šantek, Božidar ^a   Gwehenberger, Gernot ^b   Šantek, Mirela Ivančić ^a   Narodoslawsky, Michael ^b   Horvat, Predrag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Ecological footprint; Energy demand; Process; Sugar beet; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DEMANDS; INPUT/OUTPUT; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PROCESS; PROCESS SUSTAINABILITY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SUGAR JUICE; SUGAR SYRUPS; SUSTAINABILITY;

BIOETHANOL; BIOGAS; DECISION MAKING; DISTILLATION; ECOLOGY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUGAR BEETS; SUGAR FACTORIES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ALCOHOL; BIOGAS;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENERGY USE; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SUGAR BEET; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EVAPORATION; EXTRACTION; FERMENTATION; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SUGAR BEET; SUGAR INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 77954316848     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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