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Environmental Costs and Benefits of Transportation Biofuel Production from Food- and Lignocellulose

Description:
A review article covering the costs and benefits of various energy crops.

Web Location:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/eg04r9773w3g31m6/

Related Topics:
3. Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
4. Various sources of energy are used to power human activities.
8. Wood based bio-fuels are one form of energy that is renewable

Associated Grade Levels:
9-1011-12

Related Sub-Topics

4.1 Humans transfer and transform energy from the environment into forms useful for human endeavors

3.2 Food is a biofuel used by organisms to acquire energy for internal living processes.

8.1 Sources of cellulosic residuals used are found in forest operations and in industry process

4.7 Different sources of energy and different ways energy is transformed, transported, and stored.

8.8 Life cycle analysis take account of ecological factors that are in steps of the supply chain.

About NARA

Scientists from public universities, government laboratories and private industry from throughout the Northwest, and beyond, are joining together to focus on developing ways to turn one of the region's most plentiful commodities—wood and wood waste—into jet fuel.

Led by Washington State University, the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will take a holistic approach to building a supply chain for aviation biofuel with the goal of increasing efficiency in everything from forestry operations to conversion processes. Using a variety of feedstocks, including forest and mill residues, construction waste, as well as new energy crops, the project aims to create a sustainable industry to produce aviation biofuels and important co-products. The project includes a broad allianc. . . View More


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NARA is primarily supported by an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30416 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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