Environmental impacts of a transition toward e-mobility: The present and future role of lithium carbonate production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-112

  Stamp, Anna ^a,b   Lang, Daniel J ^b,c   Wäger, Patrick A ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

E mobility; LCA; Li ion battery; Lithium; Metal scarcity; Technology metals

Indexed keywords

BREAK-EVEN POINT; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; DATA SETS; E-MOBILITY; ECO-INDICATOR 99; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FUTURE OPTIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES; LCA; LI-ION BATTERIES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIMITED DATA; LITHIUM CARBONATES; LITHIUM PRODUCTION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PROCESSING CONDITION; SERVICE LEVELS; TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION; THREE-LEVEL APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIFE CYCLE; LITHIUM; RATING; SEAWATER; TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 81155148582     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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