Life cycle assessment of fuel chip production from eucalypt forest residues

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 705-717

  Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Eucalyptus globulus; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Logging residues; Portugal

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOLINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; METHANE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOENERGY; COMBUSTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUCALYPTUS; EUTROPHICATION; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAS WASTE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LOGGING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PORTUGAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD; WOOD CHIP;

EID: 84898868674     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0671-4     Document Type: Article

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