Life cycle assessment of soybean biodiesel and LPG as automotive fuels in Portugal

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 19, Issue , 2010, Pages 267-272

  Morais, Sérgio ^a   Mata, Teresa M ^b   Ferreira, Eugénio ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FUELS; LAND USE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG); PORTUGAL; SOY METHYL ESTERS; SOYBEAN BIODIESELS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 78650302566     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1019044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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