Supply chain design and operational planning models for biomass to drop-in fuel production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-250

  Zhang, Leilei ^a   Hu, Guiping ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Facility allocation; Operational planning; Second generation biofuel; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL SUPPLY CHAINS; BIOREFINERIES; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; MIXED-INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPERATIONAL PLANNING; SECOND GENERATION; SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

BIOMASS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; FACILITY LOCATION; FOSSIL FUEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

IOWA; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888820408     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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