Life cycle assessment of hydrogen fuel production processes

Koroneos, C.; Dompros, A.; Roumbas, G.; Moussiopoulos, Ν.

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.01.016

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“…Nevertheless this latter option often sees processes as black boxes and constructs LCIs using the literature or industrial data at fixed operating conditions, without taking into account operating parameter variations (Benko and Mizsey 2007;Brentner et al 2011;Gasafi et al 2003;Kenthorai Raman et al 2011;Koroneos et al 2004;Norgate et al 2007;Scipioni et al 2009). This approach is of interest when the aim is to assess the process via an overall approach or to compare different processes in their global nature, but it is limiting when dealing with analysing each process unit as a complex system, and determining what are the best operating conditions.…”

Section: Pse Tools/lca Methodology Coupling: Future Perspectives?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…where it was possible to intervene to develop the most technologically advanced solution. Other fields were also investigated with such approach for the comparison of municipal solid waste incineration (Chevalier et al 2003) for hydrogen fuel production (Koroneos et al 2004) and for metal production processes (Norgate et al 2007). …”

Section: Lca and Processes: The Current State-of-the-artmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

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Pontalier

Sablayrolles

2012

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Section: Pse Tools/lca Methodology Coupling: Future Perspectives?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lca and Processes: The Current State-of-the-artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

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Pontalier

Sablayrolles

2012

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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“…Steam reforming of methane (natural gas), producing H 2 and CO 2 is most commonly used (Koroneos et al 2004, Armor 2005). H 2 is separated from the H 2 /CO 2 mixture by pressure swing absorption, membrane separation, or cryogenic separation (Ferreira-Aparicio et al 2005, Barelli et al 2008).…”

Section: A Hydrogen Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The net effect thereof is that, with present technology, the well-to-wheel global warming potential of hydrogen produced by steam reforming of methane is roughly similar to diesel fuel, though such hydrogen does worse concerning emissions contributing to acidification and photochemical ozone (Ally and Pryor 2007). The production of hydrogen by the use of hydropower leads to much lower life cycle emissions than in the case of steam reformed methane (Koroneos et al 2004).…”

Section: A Hydrogen Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…H 2 produced by solar thermal energy or wind energy has lower life cycle emissions than steam reformed methane (Koroneos et al 2004). When H 2 is produced from water by electricity generated by state of the art photovoltaic modules life cycle emissions will probably be lower than in the case of production based on conventional fossil fuels (Jungbluth et al 2005, Fthenakis et al 2008, Mohr et al 2009).…”

Section: A Hydrogen Economymentioning

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Fuels for the future

Reijnders

2009

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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There are unconventional fuels that may serve as near term major replacements for conventional mineral oil and natural gas. These include fuels from oil shale and bitumen, liquid fuels from coal, methane from methane hydrates, biofuels and the secondary fuel hydrogen. Here, these fuels will be reviewed as to their presumable stocks and life cycle wastes, emissions and inputs of natural resources. The unconventional fuels are usually characterized by a relatively poor source-toburner energy efficiency when compared with current conventional mineral oil and gas. Apart from some varieties of hydrogen and biofuel, their life cycles are characterized by relatively large water inputs, emissions, and wastes. The unconventional fuels shale oil, bituminous oil, coal liquids, and methane from methane hydrates are based on natural resources which are practically finite. This does not hold for biofuels, but the sustainable supply thereof is severely limited when large numbers of people also have to be fed. In view of the problems associated with unconventional fuels, there is a case to consider fuel-less replacements for many fuel applications.

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Clean Energy‐Based Production of Hydrogen: An Energy Carrier

Olateju

Kumar

2015

Handbook of Clean Energy Systems

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In the context of a global energy market with rising demand along with an increasing aversion to greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions, the demand for clean energy production and, in particular, environmentally benign energy carriers and storage media are considerable. In this article, the production of hydrogen as a clean energy storage medium is addressed from a techno‐economic perspective. Furthermore, emphasis is placed upon hydrogen production channels that can facilitate large‐scale production and significant GHG mitigation at a relatively moderate cost. A number of hydrogen pathways are considered, which include wind‐powered electrolytic hydrogen production, biohydrogen production via gasification and pyrolysis, steam methane reforming ( SMR ) with and without carbon capture and sequestration ( CCS ), and underground coal gasification ( UCG ) with and without CCS . This article presents a holistic discussion of the salient techno‐economic trade‐offs and implications, challenges, and competitive advantages, as well as the environmental footprint pertaining to each hydrogen pathway.

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Life cycle assessment of hydrogen fuel production processes

Cited by 372 publications

References 7 publications

Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

Fuels for the future

Clean Energy‐Based Production of Hydrogen: An Energy Carrier

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