Environmental life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic conversion to ethanol: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4638-4650

  Borrion, Aiduan Li ^a   McManus, Marcelle C ^a   Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Environmental impact; LCA; Lignocelluloses; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ALLOCATION METHODS; BIO-ENERGY; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; DATA QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ETHANOL CONVERSION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS; GHG EMISSION; HUMAN HEALTH; INPUT DATAS; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIGNOCELLULOSES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC CONVERSION; LOW CARBON; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; IRRIGATION; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84862727405     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.04.016     Document Type: Review

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