Environmental sustainability of wood-derived ethanol: A life cycle evaluation of resource intensity and emissions in Maine, USA

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-84

  Neupane, Binod ^a   Halog, Anthony ^b   Lilieholm, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Ecosystem goods and services; Environmental sustainability; Life cycle assessment; Near neutral hemicellulose extraction process; Woodchips

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; CORN-ETHANOL; CRUSHED STONES; CUMULATIVE EXERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; GREEN LIQUORS; HEMICELLULOSE EXTRACTION; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE EVALUATIONS; NATURAL CAPITAL; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; PERFORMANCE METRICES; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; RESOURCE INTENSITY; WASHING PROCESS; WOOD CHIP; WOODCHIPS;

BIOETHANOL; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; CRUDE OIL; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXERGY; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; KETONES; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS; WOOD FUELS;

ETHANOL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873388451     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.039     Document Type: Article

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