Life cycle assessment of ethanol derived from sawdust

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 407-411

  Roy, Poritosh ^a   Dutta, Animesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethanol; GHG emissions; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Net energy consumption; Sawdust

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; ECONOMICS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE; SAWDUST;

ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ETHANOL INDUSTRY; GHG EMISSION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NET ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RURAL EMPLOYMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALCOHOL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUST; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST;

ETHANOL; GHG EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NET ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SAWDUST;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; THERMODYNAMICS; WOOD;

EID: 84888434031     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.057     Document Type: Article

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