Water use impact of ethanol at a gasoline substitution ratio of 5% from cassava in Nigeria

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 985-992

  Adeoti, O ^a  

^a Federal Polytechnic Idah   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blue water; Cassava root; E5 production; Green water; Manihot esculenta, Crantz; Nigeria; Virtual water; Water footprint; Water impact

Indexed keywords

BLUE WATER; CASSAVA ROOT; CASSAVA ROOTS; GREEN WATER; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; NIGERIA; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER IMPACT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ETHANOL; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CASSAVA; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ETHANOL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

NIGERIA;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 77954860489     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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