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Biofuels for road transport : a seed to wheel perspective
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Biofuels for road transport : a seed to wheel perspective

Author: Lucas Reijnders; Mark A J Huijbregts
Publisher: London : Springer, ©2009.
Series: Green energy and technology.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective provides a review of the history, the current status and the impact of biofuels used in road transport, across the full "seed-to-wheel" life cycle of these fuels. Successive chapters cover many issues relevant to the current debate on biofuels, such as cost, competition with food production, contribution to energy security, use of natural resources, and  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lucas Reijnders; Mark A J Huijbregts
ISBN: 9781848821378 1848821379 9781848821385 1848821387 1849968233 9781849968232
OCLC Number: 262720351
Description: vii, 170 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Transport biofuels: their characteristics, production and costs --
Energy balance: cumulative fossil fuel demand and solar energy conversion efficiency of transport biofuels --
Non-energy natural resource demand --
Climate effects and non-greenhouse gas emissions associated with transport biofuel life cycles --
The impact of expanded biofuel production on living nature --
Frequently asked questions in the transport biofuel debate.
Series Title: Green energy and technology.
Responsibility: Lucas Reijnders, Mark A.J. Huijbregts.

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"Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective" reviews the history, the current status and perspectives for biofuels used in road transport. The topic is approached from a 'seed-to-wheel'  Read more...

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This book addresses critical issues related to a biofuel-driven transportation network. Reijnders (biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics, Univ. of Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Huijbregts (environmental Read more...

 
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