Evaluation of the emergy investment needed for bioethanol production in a biorefinery using residual resources and energy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 549-556

  Patrizi, Nicoletta ^a   Pulselli, Federico M ^a   Morandi, Fabiana ^a   Bastianoni, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biorefinery; Geothermal heat; Second generation bioethanol; Set theory

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; INVESTMENTS; NATURAL GAS; REFINING; RESIDUAL FUELS; SET THEORY;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOREFINERIES; GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RESIDUAL RESOURCE; SECOND GENERATION BIOETHANOL;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 84928211680     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.079     Document Type: Article

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