Life cycle assessment of various hydrogen production methods

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2071-2080

  Cetinkaya, E ^a   Dincer, I ^a   Naterer, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emissions; Global warming potential; Hydrogen production; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

FUELING STATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION METHOD; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NATURAL-GAS STEAM REFORMING; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; TORONTO , CANADA; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL GASIFICATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FUELING; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM REFORMING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84855831136     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.10.064     Document Type: Article

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