Life cycle assessment of small-scale high-input Jatropha biodiesel production in India

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4831-4839

  Pandey, Krishan K ^a   Pragya, Namita ^a   Sahoo, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Greenhouse gas; High input; Life cycle; Low input; Net energy ratio

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CROPS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CO-PRODUCTS; COCONUT OIL; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY CROPS; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY OUTPUT; FOOD INSECURITY; HIGH INPUT; JATROPHA; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOW INPUT; NET ENERGY RATIOS; PALM OIL; SMALL SCALE;

LIFE CYCLE;

COMBUSTION; DIESEL; EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVERGREEN TREE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OIL PRODUCTION; RESOURCE USE; SHRUB; VEGETABLE OIL;

INDIA;

JATROPHA;

EID: 80052273116     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.026     Document Type: Article

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