Biomass and natural gas as co-feedstocks for production of fuel for fuel-cell vehicles

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 333-345

  Borgwardt, Robert H ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Fuel cells; Greenhouse gas; Hydrogen; Methanol; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDSTOCKS; FUEL CELLS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROUND VEHICLES; HYDROGEN FUELS; LAND FILL; METHANE; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS;

GREENHOUSE GAS;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS FUEL; COGENERATION; ENERGY CROP; RENEWABLE ENERGY; VEHICULAR FUEL;

EID: 0030803689     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)87131-0     Document Type: Article

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