Energy efficiency and environmental performance of bioethanol production from sweet sorghum stem based on life cycle analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-81

  Wang, Mingxin ^a   Chen, Yahui ^a   Xia, Xunfeng ^b   Li, Jun ^a   Liu, Jianguo ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Energy efficiency; Environmental performance; Life cycle assessment; Sweet sorghum stem

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOETHANOL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FERTILIZERS; STEAM GENERATORS; TOXICITY;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; INVENTORY ALLOCATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NET ENERGY RATIOS; SWEET SORGHUM STEMS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALCOHOL; FERTILIZER; FUEL;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTIVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; SORGHUM; STEM; TOXICITY;

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL ENERGY; HEALTH HAZARD; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORGHUM; VINASSE; WATER VAPOR; METABOLISM; PLANT STEM;

CHINA;

ETHANOL; PLANT STEMS; SORGHUM;

EID: 84899527170     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.014     Document Type: Article

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