Assessing the techno-environmental performance of CO2 utilization via dry reforming of methane for the production of dimethyl ether

Journal of CO2 Utilization

Volumn 16, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-149

  Schakel, Wouter ^a   Oreggioni, Gabriel ^b   Singh, Bhawna ^b   Strømman, Anders ^b   Ramírez, Andrea ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

CO2 utilization; Dimethyl ether; Dry reforming; LCA; Syngas; Techno environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHERS; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE POTENTIALS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DRY REFORMING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SYN-GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84978636517     PISSN: 22129820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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