Sustainability of the biorefinery industry for fuel production

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 329-350

  Caldeira Pires, Armando ^a   da Luz, Sandra Maria ^a   Palma Rojas, Silvia ^a   Rodrigues, Thiago Oliveira ^a   Silverio, Vanessa Chaves ^a   Vilela, Frederico ^a   Barbosa, Paulo Cesar ^b   Alves, Ana Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bio oils; Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Biorefinary; First and second generation ethanol; LCA

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIO OIL; BIOREFINARY; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FUEL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SECOND GENERATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84873120906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6010329     Document Type: Review

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