Triple bottom line study of a lignocellulosic biofuel industry

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 96-110

  Malik, Arunima ^a   Lenzen, Manfred ^a   Geschke, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulose refining; Energy return on investment; Feedstock; Forestry; Hybrid life cycle assessment; Lignocellulose; Triple bottom line

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY; PULP REFINING; REFINING; SUPPLY CHAINS; TIMBER;

BIOFUEL SUPPLY CHAINS; CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENERGY RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIGNOCELLULOSE; PAPERBOARD INDUSTRY; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; ENERGY MARKET; FORESTRY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGNIN;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84954367015     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12240     Document Type: Article

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