Life-cycle environmental impacts of biofuels and co-products

Biofuel Technologies: Recent Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 471-499

  Zaimes, Gregory ^a   Borkowski, Matthew ^a   Khanna, Vikas ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

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EID: 84929137716     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34519-7_18     Document Type: Chapter

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