Land-use and alternative bioenergy pathways for waste biomass

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8665-8669

  Campbell, J E ^a   Block, E ^a  

^a Embedded Systems and Automation Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOREFINERIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY OFFSET; ENERGY SECURITY; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ETHANOL YIELD; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; LAND-USE SCENARIO; LOW-CARBON; NUCLEAR POWER; PRODUCTION GOALS; VITAL SOURCES; WASTE BIOMASS; WASTE STREAM;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; NATURAL GASOLINE; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; CARBON; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SUGARCANE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 78449253423     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100681g     Document Type: Article

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