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the importance of LCA for renewable energy sources, key issues for bio-based
renewable energy sources LCA, LCA for the production of biogas, bioethanol,
biodiesel from different feedstocks, LCA for wind energy, solar energy, hydro-
power and comparison of different LCA studies. These aspects have been dealt by
the peers.
LCA should involve the elements of life cycle inventory, life cycle impact
assessment and interpretation. All these have been achieved in this book by
describing the specialty processes and pioneering works. The editors have brought
together a pool of expertise to present the state-of-the-art information, which have
presented in-depth analysis of the knowledge on various aspects.
Overall, the information provided in this book is highly scientific, updated and
would be beneficial for the researchers and practitioner equally; this will be also
useful for those entering into this area.

Ashok Pandey
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, CSIR
Trivandrum, India
Editor-in-Chief, Bioresource Technology (Elsevier)