Implications of the biofuels policy mandate in Thailand on water: The case of bioethanol

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 457-465

  Gheewala, Shabbir H ^a,b   Silalertruksa, Thapat ^a,b   Nilsalab, Pariyapat ^a,b   Mungkung, Rattanawan ^c   Perret, Sylvain R ^d   Chaiyawannakarn, Nuttapon ^c  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b THAILAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Life cycle assessment; Thailand; Water footprint; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; IRRIGATION; LIFE CYCLE; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOFUELS POLICIES; IRRIGATION WATERS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); THAILAND; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER STRESS;

BIOETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; MOLASSES; WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOFUEL; ETHANOL; IRRIGATION; POLICY MAKING; SUGAR CANE; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; SUGARCANE; THAILAND; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

THAILAND;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

BIOETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; THAILAND; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER STRESS;

BIOFUELS; DEHYDRATION; ETHANOL; MANIHOT; MOLASSES; POLICY; SACCHARUM; THAILAND; WATER CYCLE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84888430314     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.052     Document Type: Article

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