Impact of aviation non-CO2 combustion effects on the environmental feasibility of alternative jet fuels

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 10736-10743

  Stratton, Russell W ^a   Wolfe, Philip J ^a   Hileman, James I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION SECTOR; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CLIMATE MODELING; COMBUSTION EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY; FUEL OPTION; GHG EMISSION; GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM; TIME WINDOWS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AVIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; JET FUEL; LIFE CYCLE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; KEROSENE; SYNTHETIC PARAFFINIC KEROSENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMBUSTION; CRUDE OIL; EMISSION INVENTORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MITIGATION; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION POLICY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS;

AIR POLLUTION; AVIATION; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 83455221395     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2017522     Document Type: Article

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