RSB Tool: A LCA Tool for the assessment of biofuels sustainability

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1048-1059

  Reinhard, Jürgen ^a   Emmenegger, Mireille Faist ^a   Widok, Andi H ^b   Wohlgemuth, Volker ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; GHG EMISSION; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INPUT DATAS; LAND-USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; RATING;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84858037751     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147828     Document Type: Conference Paper

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