Comparative Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Natural Gas and Conventional Vehicles
Autor: | Ibrahim Dincer, Mehdi Hosseini, Ahmet Ozbilen |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Engineering
Waste management business.industry 020209 energy Natural gas vehicle Environmental engineering 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Diesel fuel Natural gas 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental impact assessment Gasoline business Life-cycle assessment 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
Popis: | A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) method is used to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with natural gas vehicles (NGVs). Production, operation, maintenance, and disposal stages of the light-duty (passenger cars) and heavy-duty vehicles are considered in the analysis. Environmental impact assessment results indicate that operation and manufacturing of NGVs are the most critical life cycle phases that contribute to environmental impacts. Light- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles are found to be more environmentally benign than conventional vehicles working with gasoline and diesel fuel. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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