Prospects for biofuels: A review

Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Oehlschlaeger, Matthew A ^a   Wang, Haowei ^b   Sexton, Mitra N ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Energy return on investment; Greenhouse gas emissions; Lifecycle; Review; Tailpipe exhaust emissions; Water

Indexed keywords

BETTER PERFORMANCE; ENERGY RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; EXHAUST EMISSION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; ORDERS-OF-MAGNITUDE; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; POLLUTANT EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOFUELS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PROFITABILITY; REVIEWS; WATER;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84883002891     PISSN: 19485085     EISSN: 19485093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023602     Document Type: Article

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