Coupling sorghum biomass and wheat straw to minimise the environmental impact of bioenergy production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 242-254

  Serra, P ^a   Giuntoli, J ^b   Agostini, A ^a,c   Colauzzi, M ^a   Amaducci, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; EROEI; GHG emissions; Indirect land use change; Life cycle assessment; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHAINS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS; STRAW;

EROEI; GHG EMISSION; INDIRECT LAND-USE CHANGES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SORGHUM BICOLOR;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 85018560774     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.208     Document Type: Article

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