Life cycle assessment of sunflower cultivation on abandoned mine land for biodiesel production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 182-195

  Harris, Tyler M ^a   Hottle, Troy A ^a   Soratana, Kullapa ^b   Klane, Jonathan ^a   Landis, Amy E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abandoned mine land (AML); Bauxite residue; Coal mine refuse; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Low input agriculture; Sunflower biodiesel feedstock

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; AGRICULTURE; ALUMINUM; BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; COAL; COAL MINES; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; PILES; SOILS;

ABANDONED MINE LANDS; BAUXITE RESIDUE; BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOW INPUT AGRICULTURE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84955744435     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.057     Document Type: Article

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