Using life cycle assessment to measure the environmental performance of catalysts and directing research in the conversion of CO2 into commodity chemicals: A look at the potential for fuels from 'thin-air'

RSC Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 12244-12254

  Griffiths, O Glyn ^a   Owen, Rhodri E ^b   O'Byrne, Justin P ^c   Mattia, Davida ^c   Jones, Matthew D ^b   McManus, Marcelle C ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL SHIFT; COAL LIQUEFACTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FOSSIL FUELS; IRON; LIFE CYCLE; NANOCATALYSTS; PALLADIUM; WATER GAS SHIFT;

EMBODIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; REVERSE WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84881530760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ra41900b     Document Type: Article

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