Life-cycle energy efficiency and environmental impacts of bioethanol production from sweet potato

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2013, Pages 285-292

  Wang, Mingxin ^a   Shi, Yu ^a   Xia, Xunfeng ^b   Li, Dinglong ^a   Chen, Qun ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Energy efficiency; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Sweet potato

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; CLEANER ENERGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HUMAN TOXICITY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NET ENERGY GAINS; NET ENERGY RATIOS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; STEAM CONSUMPTION; STEAM GENERATION; SWEET POTATO;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALCOHOL; FERTILIZER;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOFUEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OIL PRODUCTION; OXIDATION; POTATO; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ACIDIFICATION; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEET POTATO; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84874395301     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.067     Document Type: Article

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