Water footprint analysis of bioethanol energy crops in Taiwan

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 132-138

  Su, Mei Hui ^a,b   Huang, Chia Hui ^a   Li, Wen Yang ^a   Tso, Chun To ^a   Lur, Huu Sheng ^b  

^a Taiwan Institute of Economic Research   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Energy crop; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; ETHANOL; TROPICS;

CULTIVATION PROCESS; ENERGY CROPS; INPUT SELECTION; RESEARCH RESULTS; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; SUGARCANE CULTIVATION; TROPICAL CLIMATES; WATER FOOTPRINT;

CROPS;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84919601939     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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