Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Brazilian Sugar Cane Ethanol Evaluated with the GREET Model Using Data Submitted to RenovaBio

Liu, Xinyu; Kwon, Hoyoung; Wang, Michael; O’Connor, Don

doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c08488

Title: Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Brazilian Sugar Cane Ethanol Evaluated with the GREET Model Using Data Submitted to RenovaBio

Journal Article · 01 August 2023 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c08488 · OSTI ID:1993338

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Issue: 32 Vol. 57; ISSN 0013-936X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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