An integrated method to calculate an automobile's emissions throughout its life cycle

Energy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-136

  Viñoles Cebolla, Rosario ^a   Bastante Ceca, María José ^a   Capuz Rizo, Salvador F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automobile; Emissions; Integrated method; Internal combustion engine; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILES; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EMISSIONS INVENTORY; ENGINE TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED METHOD; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PRIMARY DATA; SPECIFIC INFORMATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

AUTOMOBILE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84926419262     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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