The watershed-scale optimized and rearranged landscape design (WORLD) model and local biomass processing depots for sustainable biofuel production: Integrated life cycle assessments

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 537-550

  Eranki, Pragnya L ^a   Manowitz, David H ^b   Bals, Bryan D ^a   Izaurralde, R César ^b   Kim, Seungdo ^a   Dale, Bruce E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Biofuel supply chain model; Cellulosic feedstocks; Environmental assessments; LCA; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUPPLY CHAIN MODELS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

BIOETHANOL; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; REFINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84883561242     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1426     Document Type: Article

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