Allocation in LCAs of biorefinery products: implications for results and decision-making

Abstract In Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of biorefinery products, a common challenge is the choice of method for allocating environmental burdens of multifunctional processes (feedstock cultivatio ...

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