Life cycle water footprints of nonfood biomass fuels in China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4137-4144

  Zhang, Tingting ^a   Xie, Xiaomin ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS;

CLIMATE CONDITION; CROP GROWING STAGES; IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS; JATROPHA CURCAS; JATROPHA-BASED BIODIESELS; RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WHOLE LIFE CYCLES;

BIOETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; FERTILIZER; WATER;

BIOENERGY; CASSAVA; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SORGHUM; WASTEWATER; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CASSAVA; CHINA; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; JATROPHA CURCAS; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE WATER FOOTPRINT; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SORGHUM; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; HAINAN; YUNNAN;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOGRAPHY; JATROPHA; MANIHOT; MICROALGAE; SORGHUM; WATER; WATER CYCLE;

EID: 84897515991     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404458j     Document Type: Article

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