Energetic-environmental assessment of a scenario for Brazilian cellulosic ethanol

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 474-489

  Agostinho, Feni ^a,b   Ortega, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Brazil; Ecological rucksack; Emergy; Energy; Gas emission

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; OILS AND FATS; REFINING;

BIOREFINERIES; BRAZIL; ECOLOGICAL RUCKSACK; EMERGY; ENERGY;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL;

EID: 84879956813     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.025     Document Type: Article

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