Life cycle assessment of energy and energy carriers from waste matter - A review

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-31

  Quek, Augustine ^a   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Life cycle assessment; Renewable energy; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; OILS AND FATS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELS;

ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RAPID URBANIZATIONS; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; USED COOKING OIL;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84905101465     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.082     Document Type: Review

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