Energy consumption in barley and turnip rape cultivation for bioethanol and biodiesel (RME) production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 505-515

  Mikkola, Hannu ^a   Pahkala, Katri ^b   Ahokas, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioenergy; Bioethanol; Brassica rapa ssp. oleifera (DC) Metsg; Energy balance; Hordeum vulgare L.

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BRASSICA RAPA; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FERTILISERS; GRAIN DRYING; HORDEUM VULGARE; INPUT RATE; INPUT-OUTPUT RATIO; NITROGEN FERTILISER; OLEIFERA; PRODUCTION CHAIN; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; SEED YIELD; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; DRYING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; REPAIR;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

BARLEY; BIOENERGY; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY BALANCE; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 78650571638     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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