Optimization of biodiesel supply chains based on small farmers: A case study in Brazil

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8958-8963

  Leão, Raphael Riemke de Campos Cesar ^a   Hamacher, Silvio ^b   Oliveira, Fabrício ^b  

^a Avenida Presidente Vargas   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Brazil; Optimization; Small farmers; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

BIO-DIESEL FUEL; BIODIESEL PLANTS; BRAZIL; CASTOR OIL; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; PLANNING HORIZONS; PRODUCTION CHAIN; PRODUCTION ZONES; SEMI-ARID REGION; SMALL FARMERS;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

BIODIESEL; CASTOR OIL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; DIESEL; ENERGY CROP; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIESEL PLANT; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; BRAZIL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 80052346845     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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