An assessment on the sustainability of lignocellulosic biomass for biorefining

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 925-941

  Nanda, Sonil ^a   Azargohar, Ramin ^b   Dalai, Ajay K ^b   Kozinski, Janusz A ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biomass availability; Food security; Life cycle assessment; Lignocellulose biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; BIOMASS AVAILABILITY; BIOREFINING; FOOD SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOMASS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MULTIPLE STRATEGY; RURAL ECONOMY;

LIGNOCELLULOSE;

EID: 84930667388     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.05.058     Document Type: Review

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