A typology of Southern African biofuel feedstock production projects

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-49

  Von Maltitz, Graham P ^a,b   Setzkorn, Kevin A ^a,c  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Contract farming; Deforestation; Ethanol; Jatropha; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS; CONTRACT FARMING; DYNAMIC INDUSTRY; EXTERNAL FACTORS; GLOBAL RECESSION; JATROPHA; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

BIOFUELS; BLENDING; DEFORESTATION; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUEL; ETHANOL; GLOBAL CHANGE; INTERCROPPING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TYPOLOGY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84889585884     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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