Expanding the Life Cycle Analysis Boundaries for Corn-based Ethanol to Include Land-Use Change: Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Abstract
Current life cycle analyses of corn-based ethanol assume that CO2 fluxes from soils
are negligible. This paper asks if it is necessary to include this flux for corn
grown on lands previously enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. The analysis
shows that CO2 fluxes from soils is indeed an important variable to consider when
determining the overall impact of corn-based ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Bolcar, Kathleen (2007). Expanding the Life Cycle Analysis Boundaries for Corn-based Ethanol to Include Land-Use
Change: Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/393.Collections
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