Life cycle environmental impacts of a prospective palm-based biorefinery in Pará State-Brazil

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 438-446

  Kami Delivand, Mitra ^a   Gnansounou, Edgard ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Direct land use change; Life cycle assessment; Palm based biorefinery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCONVERSION; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GASES; PALM OIL; REFINING;

BIOREFINERIES; CONVERSION PROCESS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; LAND-USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE-CYCLE GHG EMISSIONS; OIL PALM PLANTATIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALCOHOL; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; DIESEL FUEL; FERTILIZER; FOSSIL FUEL; GASOLINE; PALM OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFUEL; DIESEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVERGREEN TREE; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK; OIL PRODUCTION; REFINING INDUSTRY;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESH FRUIT BUNCH; FRUIT; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PALM BASED BIOREFINERY; PASTURELAND; PLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL];

ELAEIS;

DIRECT LAND-USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PALM-BASED BIOREFINERY;

ARECACEAE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENT; ETHANOL; FRUIT; PLANT OILS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84888437688     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.100     Document Type: Article

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