Life cycle greenhouse gases and non-renewable energy benefits of kraft black liquor recovery

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 683-692

  Gaudreault, Caroline ^a   Malmberg, Barry ^b   Upton, Brad ^b   Miner, Reid ^b  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Black liquor; Chemical recovery; Energy; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING METHODS; AVOIDED EMISSIONS; BLACK LIQUOR; BLACK LIQUOR SOLIDS; CHEMICAL RECOVERY; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ENERGY; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; GHG EMISSION; KRAFT BLACK LIQUOR; KRAFT RECOVERY SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIME KILN; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; PULP AND PAPER MILL; PULPING CHEMICALS; PULPING PROCESS; TOTAL BENEFITS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PULP; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; LIFE CYCLE; RECOVERY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

BLACK LIQUORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PULPS; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EVALUATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; KRAFT PULPING; LIFE CYCLE; RECOVERY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868489848     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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