The U.S. biodiesel use mandate and biodiesel feedstock markets

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 883-889

  Thompson, Wyatt ^a   Meyer, Seth ^a   Green, Travis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal fats; Biodiesel; Biodiesel feedstocks; Biodiesel mandate; Partial equilibrium model; Soybean oil; Vegetable oils

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FAT; ANIMAL FATS; BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; SOYBEAN OIL;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; FEEDSTOCKS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LUBRICATING OILS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

BIOFUEL; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; EQUILIBRIUM; FAT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE OIL;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77954860951     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.033     Document Type: Article

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