Life Cycle Inventory of Biodiesel and Petroleum Diesel for Use in an Urban Bus

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1218369· OSTI ID:1218369

Sheehan, John ^[1]; Camobreco, Vince ^[1]; Duffield, James ^[1]; Graboski, Michael ^[1]; Graboski, Michael ^[1]; Shapouri, Housein ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report presents the findings from a study of the life cycle inventories (LCIs) for petroleum diesel and biodiesel. An LCI is a comprehensive quantification of 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; 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: DE-AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 1218369
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-580-24089; 4031
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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