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Title: Impacts of Co-Location, Co-Production, and Process Energy Source on Life Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Lignocellulosic Ethanol

Journal Article · · Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.286· OSTI ID:1256400

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1256400
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-6A20-51898
Journal Information:
Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining, Vol. 5, Issue 3; Related Information: Bioproducts and Biorefining; ISSN 1932-104X
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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