Comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen and other selected fuels

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 9933-9940

  Hacatoglu, Kevork ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper chlorine cycle; Energy use; Greenhouse gas emissions; Hydrogen production; Life cycle assessment; Nuclear

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; COPPER-CHLORINE CYCLE; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY; GHG EMISSION; HIGHER YIELD; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NUCLEAR; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES;

CHLORINE; COPPER; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84862182096     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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