Reducing life-cycle environmental impacts of coal-power by using coal-mine methane

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1044-1058

  Śliwińska, Anna ^a   Czaplicka Kolarz, Krystyna ^a  

^a CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon capture; Clean coal technologies; Coal mine methane; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES; COAL POWER PLANTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; STORAGE TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL MINES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84875953181     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2908     Document Type: Article

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