Life Cycle Assessments of Ethanol Production via Gas Fermentation: Anticipated Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cellulosic and Waste Gas Feedstocks

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 3253-3261

  Handler, Robert M ^a   Shonnard, David R ^a   Griffing, Evan M ^b   Lai, Andrea ^c   Palou Rivera, Ignasi ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Environmental Clarity   (United States)

^c LanzaTech Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

EMISSION REDUCTION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; GAS FERMENTATIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GOVERNMENT REPORTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY DATABASE; STEEL MILL WASTES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84963589368     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03215     Document Type: Article

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