U.S. Federal Agency models offer different visions for achieving renewable fuel standard (RFS2) biofuel volumes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10095-10101

  Keeler, Bonnie L ^a   Krohn, Brian J ^a   Nickerson, Thomas A ^a   Hill, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; FUEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; FEDERAL SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; POACEAE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POACEAE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84884246056     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402181y     Document Type: Article

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