Application of Carbon Footprint to an agro-biogas supply chain in Southern Italy

Applied Energy

Volumn 149, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-88

  Ingrao, Carlo ^a   Rana, Roberto ^a   Tricase, Caterina ^a   Lombardi, Mariarosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agro biogas; Carbon footprint; Carbon sequestration; Environmental sustainability; Mineral fertilisation; No tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COGENERATION PLANTS; EMISSION CONTROL; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; NITRATES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CREDITS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FERTILISATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NO TILLAGE;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; BIOGAS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SUPPLY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FOGGIA; ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 84926480359     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.111     Document Type: Article

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