Life cycle inventory of electricity cogeneration from bagasse in the South African sugar industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-49

  Mashoko, L ^a   Mbohwa, C ^b   Thomas, V M ^c,d  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bagasse power lifecycle inventories; Bio power environmental sustainability; Bioenergy; South African sugar power

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-POWER; ELECTRICITY COGENERATION; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; INVENTORY LEVELS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; POWER PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR POWER;

BAGASSE; COGENERATION PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUGAR CANE;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84866675231     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.034     Document Type: Article

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