Life cycle assessment of bio-based ethanol produced from different agricultural feedstocks

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-119

  Muñoz, Ivan ^a,c   Flury, Karin ^b   Jungbluth, Niels ^b   Rigarlsford, Giles ^a   Canals, Llorenç Milà ^a   King, Henry ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ESU services Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c 2 0 LCA Consultants ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bio based; Bioethanol; Biogenic feedstock; LCA; Maize; Sugar beet; Sugarcane; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSMETIC; ETHYLENE; FOSSIL FUEL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BRAZIL; CARBON ALLOCATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HARVESTING; HOUSEHOLD; LAND BIOME; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGAR BEET; SUGARCANE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE; WHEAT;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84893727703     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0613-1     Document Type: Article

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