Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Advanced Jet Propulsion Fuels: F-T Based SPK-1 Case Study (Report)

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1504467· OSTI ID:1504467

Skone, Timothy J. ^[1]; Allen, David T. ^[2]; Allport, Charles ^[2]; Atkins, Kristopher ^[2]; Baniszewski, Daniel ^[2]; Gu Choi, Dong ^[2]; Cooper, Joyce S. ^[2]; Curtright, Aimee ^[2]; Dilmore, Robert M. ^[2]; Elgowiny, Amgad ^[2]; Gillette, Warren ^[2]; Griffin, W. Michael ^[2]; Harrison, III, William E. ^[2]; Hileman, James I. ^[2]; Kennedy, Steve ^[2]; Larson, Eric ^[2]; Levy, Aaron ^[2]; Lewis, Kristin ^[2]; Murphy, Cynthia F. ^[2]; Pearlson, Matthew ^[2] ; Rhoads, Greg ^[2]; Stratton, Russell W. ^[2]; Tarka, Tom ^[2]; Taylor, Philip H. ^[2]; Thomas, Valerie M. ^[2]; Wang, Michael Q. ^[2]; Willis, Henry ^[2]; Morgan, David J. ^[1]; Eckard, Robert S. ^[1]; Marriott, Joseph ^[1]; Nippert, Maura A. ^[1]

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1. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Albany, OR (United States)
2. US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH (United States). The Aviation Fuel Life Cycle Assessment Working Group.

In response to the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), NETL conducted an LCA (LCA) of 10 fuel production pathways using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. These pathways use varying combinations of coal and swithgrass feedstocks and two options for carbon management (sequestration or enhanced oil recovery). Only greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are inventoried. Comparative analysis of the results demonstrate that higher percentages of biomass result in lower life cycle GHG emissions when using switchgrass. The choice of carbon management strategy has an effect on the results.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
• DOE Contract Number: FA8650-08-D-2806 -D.O.0019
• OSTI ID: 1504467
• Report Number(s): AFRL-RZ-WP-TR-2011-2138
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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