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A Review of Sustainability Indicators for Liquid Biofuels

Raymond L. Smith, US EPA, National Risk Management Research Lab, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

Sustainability indicators for liquid biofuels are reviewed in this presentation. Through a discussion of indicators and metrics the quality and usefulness of many are considered. Various feedstocks for biodiesel, bioethanol and other liquid biofuels are discussed, including a review of thermo-chemical and biochemical conversion methods. Methods of processing feedstocks and benchmarks for yields, compositions, selectivities and other indicators are discussed. Many possible environmental indicators are proposed, with a review of the common evaluation of energy ratio for biofuels.