Life cycle assessment of biohydrogen production as a transportation fuel in Germany

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 466-475

  Wulf, Christina ^a   Kaltschmitt, Martin ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; Biomass potential; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE;

BIO-HYDROGEN; BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; BIOMASS POTENTIAL; HERBACEOUS BIOMASS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); ORGANIC BYPRODUCTS; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOMASS;

BIOFUEL; BIOHYDROGEN; HYDROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMASS POWER; CROP ROTATION; EMISSION; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROGEN; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SHRUB;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COPPICE; ENERGY CROP; FORESTRY; FOSSIL ENERGY; GERMANY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WOODY PLANT;

BIOMASS; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE;

GERMANY;

ZEA MAYS;

BIOHYDROGEN; BIOMASS POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; GASES; GERMANY; GLYCEROL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROGEN; METHANE; TRANSPORTATION; WOOD;

EID: 84888437969     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.127     Document Type: Article

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