Life cycle assessment of molten carbonate fuel cells: State of the art and strategies for the future

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 308, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-108

  Mehmeti, Andi ^a,b   Santoni, Francesca ^a,b   Della Pietra, Massimiliano ^b   McPhail, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Fuel cells; Life cycle assessment; Power generation; Systemic analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); POWER GENERATION;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84956978231     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.12.023     Document Type: Review

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