Comparative life-cycle air emissions of coal, domestic natural gas, LNG, and SNG for electricity generation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 6290-6296

  Jaramillo, Paulina ^a   Griffin, W Michael ^a,b   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; POWER PLANTS;

CARBON CAPTURE; UPSTREAM STAGES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON; COAL; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NATURAL GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR OXIDE;

COAL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POWER PLANTS;

COAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; COAL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HALF-LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548593401     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es063031o     Document Type: Article

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