Microalgal and Terrestrial Transport Biofuels to Displace Fossil Fuels
Terrestrial transport biofuels differ in their ability to replace fossil fuels. When both the conversion of solar energy into biomass and the life cycle inputs of fossil fuels are considered, ethanol from sugarcane and biodiesel from palm oil do relatively well, if compared with ethanol from corn, s...
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MDPI AG
2009-02-01
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Series: | Energies |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/1/48/ |