Emissions reduction potential from CO2 capture: A life-cycle assessment of a Brazilian coal-fired power plant

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 1221-1235

  Castelo Branco, David A ^a   Moura, Maria Cecilia P ^a   Szklo, Alexandre ^a   Schaeffer, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coal fired power plant with carbon capture; Emissions reduction; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; EMISSION REDUCTION; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY PENALTIES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MINING;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84881664529     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.043     Document Type: Article

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