Bitter sweet: How sustainable is bio-ethanol production in Brazil?

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3599-3603

  Azadi, Hossein ^a   De Jong, Sanne ^b   Derudder, Ben ^a   De Maeyer, Philippe ^a   Witlox, Frank ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol; Biofuels; Food security; Land use change; Sugarcane; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIO-ETHANOLS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FOOD SECURITY; LAND-USE CHANGE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS;

BIOFUELS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUELS; SUGAR CANE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 84860217754     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.03.015     Document Type: Review

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