Biomass resources and biofuels potential for the production of transportation fuels in Nigeria

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 172-192

  Ben Iwo, Juliet ^a   Manovic, Vasilije ^a   Longhurst, Philip ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio refineries; CO2 emissions; Energy; Feedstock; Production

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BLENDING; OILS AND FATS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; REFINING;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS RESOURCES; BIOREFINERIES; CO 2 EMISSION; CO PROCESS; ENERGY; NIGERIA; SOURCES OF ENERGY; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

FEEDSTOCKS;

EID: 84970028985     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.05.050     Document Type: Review

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