Impact of biomass on industry: Using ethylene derived from bioethanol within the polyester value chain

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1098-1105

  Van Uytvanck, P P ^a   Hallmark, B ^a   Haire, G ^b   Marshall, P J ^b   Dennis, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PCI Xylenes and Polyesters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Biomass; Life cycle assessment; Polyester; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BOTTLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; POLYESTERS; POLYOLS; SUGAR CANE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ETHYLENE CONVERSIONS; FOSSIL FUEL SAVINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PETROLEUM PROCESSING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84900010663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc5000804     Document Type: Article

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