Global warming impact assessment of a crop residue gasification project-A dynamic LCA perspective

Applied Energy

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 269-279

  Yang, Jin ^a   Chen, Bin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crop residue gasification; Dynamic life cycle assessment; Global warming impact; Greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUELS; GASIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CHARACTERIZATION FACTORS; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES;

LIFE CYCLE;

CROP RESIDUE; DECISION MAKING; GAS FIELD; GAS FLOW; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT DESIGN; REAL TIME;

EID: 84895756147     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.02.034     Document Type: Article

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