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Title: An Overview of Biodiesel and Petroleum Diesel Life Cycles

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1218368· OSTI ID:1218368

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.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
1218368
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-580-24772; 4030
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English