Wood Residues as Raw Material for Biorefinery Systems: LCA Case Study on Bioethanol and Electricity Production

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 299-304

  Piemonte, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; LCA; LUC; Wood residues

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINERY CONCEPT; CHEMICAL SOURCES; CONSUMPTION CYCLES; CONVENTIONAL REFINERY; ECO-INDICATOR 99; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RELIABILITY; FOSSIL ENERGY; FOSSIL ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL RESOURCES; HIGH POTENTIAL; HUMAN CIVILIZATION; HUMAN NEEDS; LCA; LIGHT FUEL OIL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LUC; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; PLANT TECHNOLOGIES; REASONABLE VALUE; WOOD RESIDUES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOCONVERSION; BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL COMBUSTION; ETHANOL; FUEL OILS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INNOVATION; LIFE CYCLE; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; WOOD;

REFINING;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL FUEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICALS; ENERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; INDICATORS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PLANT RESIDUES; REFINERS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861184790     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0396-z     Document Type: Article

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