Comparing alternative cellulosic biomass biorefining systems: Centralized versus distributed processing systems

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-147

  Kim, Seungdo ^a,b   Dale, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

ACID; AFEX; Cellulosic ethanol; Corn stover; DCFROR; Distributed biomass processing; ECOT; EISA; EUTR; FSE; GE; GHG; GREET; GWI; HHC; HHNC; HHP; IPCC; Life cycle assessment; Local biomass processing depot; MESP; Minimum ethanol selling price; NREL; OLD; PDF; SMG

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; COSTS; DISEASES; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; GERMANIUM; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE LAYER; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; REFINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRUCKS;

AFEX; BIOMASS PROCESSING; CORN STOVER; DCFROR; ECOT; EISA; EUTR; FSE; GHG; GREET; GWI; HHC; HHNC; HHP; IPCC; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOCAL BIOMASS; MESP; NREL; OLD; PDF; SELLING PRICES; SMG;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CELLULOSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; REFINING INDUSTRY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84922243256     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 1873-2909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.01.018     Document Type: Article

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