Environmental and economic performance of a biodiesel plant using waste cooking oil

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 245-250

  Eguchi, Shogo ^a   Kagawa, Shigemi ^a   Okamoto, Shunsuke ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Cost reduction; Data envelopment analysis; Life cycle CO2 emissions; Productive efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; OILS AND FATS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLID WASTES;

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CO2 EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; REDUCTION OF INPUTS; TIME SERIES DATABASE; UNIT PRODUCTION COST;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84930379421     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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