Ethanol or bioelectricity? Life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic bioenergy use in light-duty vehicles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10676-10684

  Luk, Jason M ^a   Pourbafrani, Mohammad ^a   Saville, Bradley A ^a   Maclean, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETTER PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE ENERGIES; LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOLS; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATIONS;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYBRID VEHICLES; PUMPS; WHEELS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALCOHOL; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOENERGY; CELLULOSE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGNIN;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; LIGNIN; MOTOR VEHICLES; PETROLEUM;

EID: 84884236254     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4006459     Document Type: Article

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