Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of sugar cane renewable jet fuel

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14756-14763

  Moreira, Marcelo ^a,b   Gurgel, Angelo C ^c   Seabra, Joaquim E A ^b  

^a Agroicone   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; JET FUEL; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; MOLASSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGAR INDUSTRY;

FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; FUEL PROCESSING; LAND-USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE GHG EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE PERFORMANCE; MONTE CARLO RESULTS;

SUGAR CANE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; BAGASSE; BIOFUEL; JET FUEL; NATURAL GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUGAR CANE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CROPLAND; ELASTICITY; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGENATION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; PASTURE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SUGARCANE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

BRAZIL;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84918564852     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503217g     Document Type: Article

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