Global warming footprint of the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 148-155

  Dominguez Ramos, A ^a   Singh, B ^b   Zhang, X ^b,c   Hertwich, E G ^b   Irabien, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and utilization; Electrochemical reduction; Environmental sustainability analysis; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; CARBON CAPTURE; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FARADAIC EFFICIENCIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84931565296     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.046     Document Type: Article

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