Biogenic carbon emissions of integrated ethanol production

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-396

  Väisänen, Sanni ^a   Valtonen, Tuovi ^a   Soukka, Risto ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biogenic carbon; Biorefine; Biotechnology; Carbon; Ethanol; Greenhouse gas emission; Life cycle assessment; Pulp mill; Wood pulp

Indexed keywords

BIOREFINE; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON STOCKS; CARBON STORAGE; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMISSION REDUCTION; EMISSION SAVING; EMISSION VALUES; ETHANOL PLANTS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST GROWTH; FOREST RESIDUE; FOREST SOILS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE MODEL; MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; PREHYDROLYSIS; RESIDUE REMOVAL; SIMULATION MODEL; WOOD PULP;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTEGRATION; KRAFT PULP; LIFE CYCLE; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP MATERIALS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; EMISSION; ETHANOL; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; GAS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PULP MILLS; PULPS;

EID: 84865770111     PISSN: 17506220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506221211259682     Document Type: Article

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