Assessment of a novel alder biorefinery concept to meet demands of economic feasibility, energy production and long term environmental sustainability

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-94

  Thomsen, Tobias Pape ^a   Ahrenfeldt, Jesper ^a   Thomsen, Sune Tjalfe ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alder productivity; Alnus spp.; Biorefinery development; Renewable energy; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

ALNUS SPP; BIOREFINERY DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCONVERSION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

REFINING;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POWER GENERATION; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ALNUS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS; PRODUCTIVITY; REFINING; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SOIL;

ALNUS;

EID: 84878235293     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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