Potential reduction of carbon emissions from Crude Palm Oil production based on energy and carbon balances

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 710-717

  Patthanaissaranukool, Withida ^a   Polprasert, Chongchin ^a   Englande, Andrew J ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon equivalences; Carbon balanced model; Palm oil milling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; MILLING (MACHINING); SURVEYS; VEGETABLE OILS;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON REDUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CRUDE PALM OIL; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PROGRAMS; FIELD SURVEYS; FOSSIL ENERGY; FRESH FRUITS; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; GENERATION RATE; GRID NETWORK; HIGH POTENTIAL; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; OIL PALM; ORGANIC RESIDUES; PALM OIL; PALM OIL BIOMASS; POLICY MAKERS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; SOLID FUELS; START-UPS; TOTAL CARBON;

CARBON;

BIOMASS POWER; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRUDE OIL; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FIELD SURVEY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY MAKING; VEGETABLE OIL; WASTEWATER; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; ENERGY USE; MILLING;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84870746737     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.023     Document Type: Article

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