Comparative LCA of the use of biodiesel, diesel and gasoline for transportation

Nanaki, EA; Koroneos, CJ

dc.contributor.author	Nanaki, EA	en
dc.contributor.author	Koroneos, CJ	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:37:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:37:34Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	0959-6526	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21560
dc.subject	Biodiesel	en
dc.subject	Fossil fuels	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Life cycle assessments	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Blended gasoline	en
dc.subject.other	Car markets	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel oil	en
dc.subject.other	Ecotoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	Energy economy	en
dc.subject.other	European Union	en
dc.subject.other	GHG emission	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Life cycle assessments	en
dc.subject.other	Low rates	en
dc.subject.other	Main agent	en
dc.subject.other	Maritime transport	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrous oxide	en
dc.subject.other	Oil supplies	en
dc.subject.other	Respiratory effects	en
dc.subject.other	Soaring energy	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable transportation systems	en
dc.subject.other	Transport sectors	en
dc.subject.other	Transportation fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Well-to-wheel	en
dc.subject.other	Alternative fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Automobiles	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Diesel fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Eutrophication	en
dc.subject.other	Fossil fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Gasoline	en
dc.subject.other	Global warming	en
dc.subject.other	Greenhouse effect	en
dc.subject.other	Greenhouse gases	en
dc.subject.other	Life cycle	en
dc.subject.other	Methane	en
dc.subject.other	Nitric oxide	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen oxides	en
dc.subject.other	Petroleum transportation	en
dc.subject.other	Phosphorus	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiesel	en
dc.title	Comparative LCA of the use of biodiesel, diesel and gasoline for transportation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.026	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.026	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The energy fuels used for in the Greek transport sector are made up of gasoline consumed by automobiles, diesel oil consumed by taxis, trucks, maritime transport and railroads, and jet fuel used in the aircrafts. All these fuels are hydrocarbons that emit great amounts of CO2 which has a major impact in the global warming phenomenon. The issues relating to climate change, the soaring energy prices, and the uncertainty of future oil supplies, have created a strong interest in alternative transportation fuels. During the past decade biofuels in the form of blended gasoline and biodiesel have begun to find place in energy economy. The Greek car market shows a remarkably low rate in the penetration of biodiesel compared to the average European Union market. This work compares the environmental impacts of the use of gasoline, diesel and biodiesel in Greece using as a tool for the comparison the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The environmental impacts taken into consideration include: organic respiratory effects, inorganic respiratory effects, fossil fuels, acidification - eutrophication, greenhouse effect, ecotoxicity and carginogenic effects. From the environmental point of view, biodiesel appears attractive since its use results in significant reductions of GHG emissions in comparison to gasoline and diesel. It also has lower well-to-wheel emissions of methane. However, the use of biodiesel as transportation fuel increases emissions of PM10, nitrous oxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx) as well as nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous; the latter are the main agents for eutrophication. This study can be considered as an opportunity for further research and evaluate the available options for a sustainable transportation system planning in Greece. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Cleaner Production	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.026	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000296687700002	en
dc.identifier.volume	20	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	14	en
dc.identifier.epage	19	en