Assessment of coal and biomass to liquid fuels in central Appalachia, USA

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 856-870

  Wu, Jinzhuo ^a   Wang, Jingxin ^a   Cheng, Qingzheng ^a   Devallance, David ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass utilization; Carbon credit; Greenhouse gas emissions; Logistics

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRODUCTION; APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS AVAILABILITY; BIOMASS TO LIQUID; BIOMASS UTILIZATION; CAPITAL COSTS; CARBON CREDITS; CARBON PRICE; DIFFERENT COALS; FISCHER TROPSCH; FT FUEL; HANDLING SYSTEMS; LIQUID-FUEL PRODUCTION; MODEL INPUTS; PLANT CAPACITIES; PLANT INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; PROJECT FINANCING; SELLING PRICES; TRANSPORTATION-LOGISTICS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL TRANSPORTATION; COSTS; CRUDE OIL; ECONOMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIQUID FUELS; LOGISTICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PROFITABILITY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84861215634     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1838     Document Type: Article

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