5.03 - Bioethanol Development in Brazil

Comprehensive Renewable Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 15-26

  Altieri, A ^a  

^a UNICA Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Biofuels; Biomass; Brazil; Brazilian sugarcane ethanol; Cane ethanol; Ethanol; Food versus fuel; Greenhouse gases; Sugar cane; Sustainability; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957771128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-087872-0.00504-7     Document Type: Chapter

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3. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. www.sidra.ibge.gov.br
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