Petrochemicals from oil, natural gas, coal and biomass: Production costs in 2030-2050

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 653-663

  Ren, Tao ^a   Daniëls, Bert ^b   Patel, Martin K ^a   Blok, Kornelis ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coal; Methane; Petrochemicals; Production costs

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CRUDE OIL; EFFECT OF CO; ENERGY PRICES; HIGH ENERGY PRICES; INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT; LIGHT OLEFINS; PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; PROCESS ROUTE; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTION COSTS;

BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL STORAGE; COSTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METHANE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NATURAL GAS; OLEFINS; PETROCHEMICALS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE; SUGARS; WELL STIMULATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALKENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; CRUDE OIL; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; METHANE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION POLICY; PRODUCTION COST; RANKING;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; COAL POWER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENERGY RESOURCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SUGARCANE;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 69649106903     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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