Nitrous oxide emissions from liquid biofuel production in life cycle assessment

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 432-437

  Reijnders, L ^a   Huijbregts, M A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CROP; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80053265123     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2011.08.005     Document Type: Review

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