Life cycle greenhouse gases, energy and cost assessment of automobiles using magnesium from Chinese Pidgeon process

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-119

  Du, Jindan ^a   Han, Weijian ^a   Peng, Yinghong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Automotive application; Life cycle analysis; Magnesium; Secondary weight saving

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; COST ANALYSIS; DISPLACEMENT ENGINES; DRIVING DISTANCE; ENERGY AND COST; ENERGY USAGE; GASOLINE PRICES; GHG EMISSION; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; STEEL PRODUCTION; VEHICLE WEIGHTS; WEIGHT SAVING;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CARBON MONOXIDE; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; MAGNESIUM; MODEL AUTOMOBILES; STEEL METALLURGY; WEIGHING;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 70649115454     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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