Methods of dealing with co-products of biofuels in life-cycle analysis and consequent results within the U.S. context

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5726-5736

  Wang, Michael ^a   Huo, Hong ^b   Arora, Salil ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Co products; Life cycle analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CO-PRODUCTS; CORN-ETHANOL; CRUSHING PLANTS; DISPLACEMENT METHOD; ELECTRIC GRIDS; ETHANOL PLANTS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; SOY MEAL; SOY OIL; SUBSTITUTION METHOD; SYSTEM BOUNDARY EXPANSION;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; DRYING OILS; ETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; STANDARDIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052735871     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.052     Document Type: Article

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