Fischer-Tropsch diesel production in a well-to-wheel perspective: A carbon, energy flow and cost analysis

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 855-876

  van Vliet, Oscar P R ^a   Faaij, André P C ^a   Turkenburg, Wim C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biomass to liquids; Carbon capture and storage; Fischer Tropsch; Gas to liquids; Transportation; Well to wheel

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL GAS; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PLANTS; GASIFICATION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUIDS; WHEELS;

A CARBONS; BIOMASS GASIFICATIONS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; COMPONENT COSTS; CONVENTIONAL OIL; COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLOWS; FISCHER-TROPSCH; FISCHER-TROPSCH DIESELS; FISCHER-TROPSCH FUELS; FOSSIL RESOURCES; GAS-TO-LIQUIDS; GHG EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; OIL PRICES; PRODUCTION COSTS; TECHNICAL DATUM; WELL-TO-WHEEL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 61449153702     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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