Energy and climate impacts of producing synthetic hydrocarbon fuels from CO2

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7111-7121

  Van Der Giesen, Coen ^a   Kleijn, René ^a   Kramer, Gert Jan ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

CARBON MITIGATION; CLIMATE IMPACTS; FOSSIL-BASED FUELS; LIFE-CYCLE PERFORMANCE; LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL; PRIMARY ENERGIES; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBON FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON FUEL; NATURAL GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; COMBUSTION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROCARBONS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84902603298     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500191g     Document Type: Article

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