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An Overview of Biodiesel and Petroleum Diesel Life Cycles

Year: 1998

Type: report

Abstract: This overview is extracted from a detailed, comprehensive report entitled Life Cycle Inventories of Biodiesel and Petroleum Diesel for Use in an Urban Bus. This report presents the findings from a study of the life cycle inventories (LCIs) for petroleum diesel and biodiesel. An LCI comprehensively quantifies all the energy and environmental flows associated with a product from “cradle to grave.” It provides information on raw materials extracted from the environment; energy resources consumed; and air, water, and solid waste emissions generated.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

DOI: 10.2172/1218368

Authors: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), John Sheehan, USDA, Vince Camobreco, James Duffield, Michael Graboski, Housein Shapouri

Institutions: National Laboratory of the Rockies, Cambridge Information Group, Marriott International (United States), United States Department of Agriculture, Colorado School of Mines

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Affordable and clean energy, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

OpenAlex ID: W4214865869

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