Sustainability and environmental impact of ethanol as a biofuel

Reviews in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-72

  Sadeghinezhad, Emad ^a   Kazi, Salim N ^a   Badarudin, Ahmad ^a   Togun, Hussein ^a   Zubir, Mohd N M ^a   Oon, Cheen S ^a   Gharehkhani, Samira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Emission; Environment; Ethanol; Food chain

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CHAIN; FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); METROPOLITAN AREA; PETROLEUM FUELS; THREE CATEGORIES;

AIR QUALITY; BIOFUELS; BLENDING; DIESEL FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; FUELS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; NEUTRON EMISSION; OILS AND FATS; SUGAR CANE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 84900589309     PISSN: 01678299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revce-2013-0024     Document Type: Article

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