Origins of the debate on the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption of first-generation biofuels - A sensitivity analysis approach

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-142

  Benoist, Anthony ^a   Dron, Dominique ^b   Zoughaib, Assaad ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Ethanol; LCA; Rapeseed methyl ester; Sensitivity analysis; Sugar beet; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION RULE; GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE; GLOBAL TRENDS; KEY ELEMENTS; LCA; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; MARKET POTENTIAL; METHYL ESTERS; POLICY MAKING; RAPESEED METHYL ESTER; SYSTEM EXPANSION; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOFUELS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGAR BEETS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOFUEL; ESTER; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLICY MAKING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGAR BEET; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84859162434     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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