Atmospheric impacts of the life cycle emissions of fuel ethanol in Brazil: based on chemical exergy.
Atmospheric impacts of the life cycle emissions of fuel ethanol in Brazil: based on chemical exergy.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.003
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
A. R. Ometto;W. Roma
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作者:
A. R. Ometto;W. Roma
An assessment is made of the atmospheric emissions from the life cycle of fuel ethanol coupled with the cogeneration of electricity from sugarcane in Brazil. The total exergy loss from the most quantitative relevant atmospheric emission substances produced by the life cycle of fuel ethanol is 3.26E+05kJ/t of C2H5OH. Compared with the chemical exergy of 1t of ethanol (calculated as 34.56E+06kJ), the exergy loss from the life cycle's atmospheric emission represents 1.11% of the product's exergy. The activity that most contributes to atmospheric emission chemical exergy losses is the harvesting of sugarcane through the methane emitted in burning. Suggestions for improved environmental quality and greater efficiency of the life cycle of fuel ethanol with cogenerated energy are: harvesting the sugarcane without burning, renewable fuels should be used in tractors, trucks and buses instead of fossil fuel and the transportation of products and input should be logistically optimized.