A life cycle assessment comparison between centralized and decentralized biodiesel production from raw sunflower oil and waste cooking oils

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 162-171

  Iglesias, Loreto ^a   Laca, Adriana ^a   Herrero, Mónica ^a   Díaz, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuels; LCA; Plant distribution; Scale production; Sunflower oil; Waste cooking oils

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; DECENTRALIZED PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMUM NUMBER; PLANT DISTRIBUTION; PRODUCTION DESIGNS; PRODUCTION PLANT; SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION; SUNFLOWER OIL; TECHNICAL STAFF; WASTE COOKING OIL;

BIOFUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LIFE CYCLE; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 84865515609     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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