The solar transformity of petroleum fuels

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-50

  Bastianoni, S ^a   Campbell, D E ^b   Ridolfi, R ^a   Pulselli, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergy; Oil derivatives; Refining industry; Specific emergy

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROCARBON REFINING; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID FUELS; METAL REFINERIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; REFINING; SOLAR ENERGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BACK CALCULATIONS; BASE-LINES; CURRENT ESTIMATES; EMERGY; EMERGY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROCARBON MIXTURES; MATERIAL INPUTS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; OIL DERIVATIVES; OIL REFINING PROCESSES; PETROLEUM FUELS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; REFINING INDUSTRY; SOCIAL ACTIVITIES; SPECIFIC EMERGY; TRANSFORMITY; UNITED STATES;

PETROLEUM REFINING;

EMERGY; FUEL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PETROLEUM; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSPORTATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349118025     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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