Life cycle assessment of gasoline and diesel produced via fast pyrolysis and hydroprocessing

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-47

  Hsu, David D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Greenhouse gas; Hydroprocessing; Life cycle assessment; Net energy value; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; END-USES; FAST PYROLYSIS; FOREST RESIDUE; FUEL DISTRIBUTION; GHG EMISSION; GRID ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN PLANTS; HYDROPROCESSING; HYDROTREATING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MONTE CARLO; NET ENERGY; PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORIES; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; VEHICLE OPERATIONS;

BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRICITY; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GASOLINE; HYDROCRACKING; HYDROGEN; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PYROLYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PROBABILITY; PROCESSING; PYROLYSIS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LOGGING RESIDUES; NATURAL GAS; PROBABILITY; PYROLYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864307697     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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