Environmental sustainability of bioethanol production from waste papers: Sensitivity to the system boundary

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 8281-8293

  Wang, Lei ^a   Templer, Richard ^a   Murphy, Richard J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIFE CYCLE; NEWSPRINT; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTE PAPER;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; CONVENTIONAL TRANSPORTS; DILUTE ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENZYME PRODUCTION; EXPERT CONSULTATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MAGAZINE PAPERS; OFFICE PAPER; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS HEAT; RECYCLED PAPER; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; WELL-TO-WHEEL;

BIOETHANOL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIME; PETROLEUM; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84864218355     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2ee21550k     Document Type: Article

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