Environmental impact assessment of regional switchgrass feedstock production comparing nitrogen input scenarios and legumeintercropping systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 227-234

  Ashworth, Amanda J ^a   Taylor, Adam M ^a   Reed, Daniel L ^a   Allen, Fred L ^a   Keyser, Patrick D ^a   Tyler, Donald D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Legume inter cropping; Life cycle assessment; Nitrogen fertilizer; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; LIFE CYCLE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOSSIL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; LEGUME INTER-CROPPING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SWITCHGRASS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84922448444     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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