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Life cycle assessment of biohydrogen production as a transportation fuel in Germany
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2013-08-30
Sprache
English
Author(s)
TORE-URI
Journal
Volume
150
Start Page
466
End Page
475
Citation
Bioresource Technology (150): 466-475 (2013)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
PubMed ID
24050848
Publisher
Elsevier Science
The goal of this work was to study the assessment of the life cycle of hydrogen production from biomass for transportation purposes concerning greenhouse gas emissions, emissions with an acidification potential and the fossil energy demand. As feedstocks woody biomass from forestry or short rotation coppice, herbaceous biomass (i.e., straw), energy crops (mainly maize and grain), bio-waste and organic by-products (e.g., glycerol) were considered and their potential in Germany assessed. The results showed that hydrogen produced from woody biomass emitted the least emissions due to the low emissions caused by the provision of the biomass. Regarding the cumulative fossil energy demand biomass from short rotation coppice showed the lowest values. The highest biomass potential for hydrogen production could be identified for woody biomass from forests as well as from short rotation coppice.
Subjects
Biohydrogen
Biomass potential
Life cycle assessment
DDC Class
600: Technik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften