Environmental impact and sustainability study on biofuels for transportation applications

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue , 2017, Pages 277-288

  Chang, Wei Ru ^a   Hwang, Jenn Jiang ^b   Wu, Wei ^c  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass to wheels efficiency; Flexible fuel vehicle; Lifecycle assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MATLAB; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEHICLES;

BIOMASS-TO-WHEEL EFFICIENCY; CORN-ETHANOL; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SOYBEAN BIODIESELS; SWITCHGRASS; WHEEL EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84988005845     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.020     Document Type: Review

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