Energy intensity and greenhouse gases footprint of metallurgical processes: A continuous steelmaking case study

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3731-3737

  Barati, Mansoor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Continuous steelmaking; Energy analysis; Energy and materials balance

Indexed keywords

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MATERIALS;

BATCH PROCESS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS STEELMAKING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY INTENSITY; METALLURGICAL PROCESS; NEW PARAMETERS; PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION;

STEELMAKING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; METALLURGY;

EID: 77955304644     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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