Prospective life cycle carbon abatement for pyrolysis biochar systems in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2646-2655

  Hammond, Jim ^a   Shackley, Simon ^a   Sohi, Saran ^a   Brownsort, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochar; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOCHAR; CARBON ABATEMENT; CARBON EMISSIONS; DIRECT COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PROCESS CHAIN; SLOW PYROLYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; RATING; SOILS; STABILIZATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

ABATEMENT COST; BIOENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953311153     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.033     Document Type: Article

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