Life cycle assessment of potential biojet fuel production in the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 9133-9143

  Agusdinata, Datu B ^a   Zhao, Fu ^b   Ileleji, Klein ^a   Delaurentis, Dan ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION SECTOR; BIOBASED; BIOREFINERIES; CORN STOVER; DECISION MAKERS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; FUEL PRODUCTION; GHG EMISSION; LAND AVAILABILITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MEDIAN VALUE; OIL PRICES; POLICY MAKERS; RISK ATTITUDE; SHORT-ROTATION WOODY CROPS; SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAINS; SWITCHGRASS; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; UNIT PRODUCTION COST;

AVIATION; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PROFITABILITY; REFINING; RISK PERCEPTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

LIGNOCELLULOSE; OIL;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL; GRASS; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION;

ADOPTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIRCRAFT; ALGA; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CORN; COST; CROP; DECISION MAKING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LAND USE; LEARNING CURVE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANAGEMENT; PANICUM VIRGATUM; UNITED STATES; WOODY PLANT;

BIOMASS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIGNIN; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CAMELINA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80055092936     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202148g     Document Type: Article

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