Biomass logistics analysis for large scale biofuel production: Case study of loblolly pine and switchgrass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 183, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Lu, Xiaoming ^a   Withers, Mitch R ^b   Seifkar, Navid ^a   Field, Randall P ^a   Barrett, Steven R H ^b   Herzog, Howard J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel production; Biomass costs; Biomass logistics; Biomass transportation; GHG emissions

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COSTS; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUPPLY CHAINS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS LOGISTICS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN; BIOMASS TRANSPORTATIONS; FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY; GHG EMISSION; VARIABLE COSTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; ORGANIC CARBON; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOFUEL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; OIL PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BULK DENSITY; CASE STUDY; COST; COST CONTROL; CROPLAND; DRY MASS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CROP; FERTILIZATION; FOREST; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; INTERCROPPING; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; LOBLOLLY PINE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PASTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; SHIPPING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PANICUM; SHIP; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; WOOD;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; PINUS TAEDA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FORESTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PANICUM; PINUS TAEDA; SHIPS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSPORTATION; WOOD;

EID: 84923181038     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.02.032     Document Type: Article

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