Re-envisioning the renewable fuel standard to minimize unintended consequences: A comparison of microalgal diesel with other biodiesels

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 194-204

  Soratana, Kullapa ^a,b   Khanna, Vikas ^c   Landis, Amy E ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Life cycle assessment; Microalgae; Renewable Fuel Standard

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MICRO-ALGAE; RENEWABLE FUELS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

BIOFUEL; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MICROALGA; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84880094474     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.082     Document Type: Article

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