Plastic vs. fuel: Which use of the Brazilian ethanol can bring more environmental gains?

Renewable Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-52

  Alvarenga, Rodrigo A F ^a   Dewulf, Jo ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Ethylene; Fuel; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

BIOTICS; FLEX-FUEL; FOSSIL ENERGY; FOSSIL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GASOLINE MIXTURES; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MONOMER PRODUCTION; REACTION YIELDS; UNCERTAINTY;

ETHYLENE;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; POLYMER; SUGAR CANE; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84876340937     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.03.029     Document Type: Article

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