Life cycle assessment of hydrogen fuel production processes

被引：327

作者：

Koroneos, C ^{[1
]}

Dompros, A ^{[1
]}

Roumbas, G ^{[1
]}

Moussiopoulos, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Lab Heat Transfer & Environm Engn, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY | 2004年 / 29卷 / 14期

关键词：

alternative fuel; hydrogen; life cycle assessment; sustainable development;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.01.016

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is gaining more and more acceptance as the environmental impact of hydrocarbons becomes more evident. A life cycle assessment study has been carried out to investigate the environmental aspects of hydrogen production. Production by natural gas steam reforming and production upon renewable energy sources are examined. Hydrogen is selected as a future alternative fuel because of the absence of CO2 emissions from its use, its high-energy content and its combustion kinetics, A very large number of environmental burdens result from he operation of the different hydrogen production routes. A complete and accurate identification and quantification of the environmental emissions has been attempted. The use of wind, hydropower and solar thermal energy for the production of hydrogen are the most environmental benign methods. The benefits and the drawbacks of the competing hydrogen production systems are presented. (C) 2004 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1443 / 1450

页数：8