Economics, environmental impacts, and supply chain analysis of cellulosic biomass for biofuels in the southern us: Pine, eucalyptus, unmanaged hardwoods, forest residues, switchgrass, and sweet sorghum

BioResources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 393-444

  Daystar, Jesse ^a   Gonzalez, Ronalds ^a   Reeb, Carter ^a   Venditti, Richard ^a   Treasure, Trevor ^a   Abt, Robert ^a   Kelley, Steve ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Delivered cost; Economics; Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS; LAND-USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; FOREST RESIDUE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARDWOODS; LIFE CYCLE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUPPLY CHAINS; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOMASS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARDWOODS; LIFE CYCLE; PLANTS; LAND USE;

EID: 84892498579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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