Life-cycle analysis of biofuels and electricity for transportation use

Treatise on Sustainability Science and Engineering

Volumn 9789400762299, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-257

  Wang, Michael ^a   Elgowainy, Amgad ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative energy; Bio fuels; LCA; Reducing fossil fuel consumption; Sustainable energy solutions

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SECURITY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIFE CYCLE; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIO-FUELS; FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; REDUCING FOSSIL-FUEL CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84903301728     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6229-9_14     Document Type: Chapter

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