Effects of ethanol on vehicle energy efficiency and implications on ethanol life-cycle greenhouse gas analysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5535-5544

  Yan, Xiaoyu ^a,b   Inderwildi, Oliver R ^c   King, David A ^c   Boies, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINE PERFORMANCE; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECT; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; STANDARD DEVIATION; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; VEHICLE EFFICIENCY; VOLUMETRIC ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOETHANOL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEHICLES;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBON; GASOLINE; OCTANE;

BIOFUEL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

BIOFUELS; ETHANOL; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MOTOR VEHICLES; PETROLEUM; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84878653793     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es305209a     Document Type: Article

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