Environmental and socioeconomic analysis of producing biodiesel from used cooking oil in Rio de Janeiro: The case of the Copacabana district

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 655-664

  De Pontes Souza, Dejair ^a   Mendonça, Fabrício Molica ^b   Alves Nunes, Kátia Regina ^c   Valle, Rogerio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UFSJR Federal University of São João del Rey   (Brazil)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Brazil; Economic analysis; Environmental impact; Industrial ecology; Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE TRANSESTERIFICATION; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BRAZIL; CASH FLOW; CITY COUNCIL; DETERMINISTIC METHODS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FUEL COMBUSTION; GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE; INCOME GENERATION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SEWAGE SYSTEM; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS; SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; USED COOKING OIL;

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; FUELS; LIFE CYCLE; PILOT PLANTS; SEWAGE; SODIUM;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ALKALINIZATION; BIOFUEL; COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SURFACE WATER; VEGETABLE OIL;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84865315576     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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