Comparative environmental impact and efficiency assessment of selected hydrogen production methods

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Ozbilen, Ahmet ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper chlorine cycle; Environmental impact; Hydrogen production; Life cycle assessment; Nuclear energy

Indexed keywords

COPPER-CHLORINE CYCLE; EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION METHOD; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); THERMOCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITION;

GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; STEAM REFORMING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ACIDIFICATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL RESOURCE;

EID: 84877905283     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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