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Life-cycle assessment of Fischer–Tropsch products from biosyngas

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  • Iribarren, Diego
  • Susmozas, Ana
  • Dufour, Javier

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This article addresses the life-cycle assessment of an energy conversion system for the coproduction of fuels and electricity from a gasification-based biosyngas feedstock via Fischer–Tropsch synthesis coupled with a combined-cycle process. Inventory data obtained mainly through process simulation are used to evaluate the environmental performance of the system in terms of abiotic depletion, global warming, ozone layer depletion, photochemical oxidant formation, land competition, acidification, and eutrophication. Furthermore, the cumulative non-renewable energy demand of the system is quantified and used in the calculation of the life-cycle energy balance of the system, which is found to be positive.

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  • Iribarren, Diego & Susmozas, Ana & Dufour, Javier, 2013. "Life-cycle assessment of Fischer–Tropsch products from biosyngas," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 229-236.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:59:y:2013:i:c:p:229-236
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.04.002
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