A case study for life cycle assessment (LCA) as an energy decision making tool: The production of fuel ethanol from various feedstocks

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Raynolds, Marlo A ^a   David Checkel, M ^a   Fraser, Roydon A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; FUEL ADDITIVES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; DECISION MAKING TOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85072452766     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/982205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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