Emergy analysis of cassava chips-suitable feedstock for fuel ethanol in China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1348-1354

  Yang, Hui ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Yan, Zongcheng ^a   Wang, Honglin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cassava chips; Emergy analysis; Fuel ethanol

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA CHIPS; EMERGY ANALYSIS; EMERGY INVESTMENT RATIO; EMERGY YIELD RATIO; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADING RATIO; FUEL ETHANOL; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; TRANSFORMITY;

ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SOLAR ENERGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

FUELS;

BIOFUEL; CASSAVA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGY; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; PRODUCTION COST; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955561071     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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