Life cycle sustainability assessment of second generation biodiesel

Advances in Biodiesel Production: Processes and Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 13-31

  Jeswani, Harish K ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Economic costs; Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871737631     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-85709-117-8.50002-2     Document Type: Chapter

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