Abatement cost of GHG emissions for wood-based electricity and ethanol at production and consumption levels

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Dwivedi, Puneet ^a   Khanna, Madhu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; FUEL; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM ION; NATURAL GAS; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON;

ABATEMENT COST; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS ENERGY; COST; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PINE; PINUS ELLIOTTII; UNITED STATES; WOOD; WOOD CHIPS; WOOD PELLETS; AIR POLLUTANT; COST CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; TAX;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; COST CONTROL; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; TAXES; WOOD;

EID: 84903287072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100030     Document Type: Article

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