A life cycle assessment of biodiesel derived from the "niche filling" energy crop camelina in the USA

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-98

  Krohn, Brian J ^a   Fripp, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; Camelina; Land use change; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; CROPS; FILLING; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CAMELINA; ENERGY CROPS; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PETROLEUM DIESEL; POLICY MAKERS; SPREADSHEET MODELS; USING LIFE;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CROP ROTATION; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FERTILIZER; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CAMELINA; CAMELINA SATIVA; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 82155176167     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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