Environmental assessment of marine fuels: Liquefied natural gas, liquefied biogas, methanol and bio-methanol

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-95

  Brynolf, Selma ^a   Fridell, Erik ^a,b   Andersson, Karin ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

LCA; Liquefied biogas; Liquefied natural gas; Marine fuels; Methanol

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SHIP PROPULSION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CLIMATE IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); MARINE FUELS; METHANOL ENGINE;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84901596762     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.052     Document Type: Article

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