Assessing the sweet sorghum-based ethanol potential on saline–alkali land with DSSAT model and LCA approach

Table 5 Energy input at the stages of transporting sweet sorghum and bio-ethanol

Items		Sweet sorghum transport stage^a	Bio-ethanol transport stage^b
Transport method		Road	Road	Railway
Distance (km)		88	100	500
Energy intensity (MJ/t km) [30]		2.21	2.21	0.077
Energy input	(MJ/t sweet sorghum)	194.48	221	38.5
Energy input	(MJ/t ethanol)	311.68	3376	616

^aThe main mode of transportation in sweet sorghum transport stage is road
^bThe main mode of transportation in bio-ethanol transport stage is combination of both road and railway

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