Biofuel supply chains: Impacts, indicators and sustainability metrics

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 21, Issue , 2010, Pages 1135-1140

  Smith, Raymond L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUEL SUPPLY CHAINS; ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; ENERGY RATIO; RENEWABLE FUELS; SUSTAINABILITY METRIC; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 78650255812     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1021190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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