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An integrated method to calculate an automobile's emissions throughout its life cycle

An integrated method to calculate an automobile's emissions throughout its life cycle

Authors :
Viñoles Cebolla, Rosario
Bastante-Ceca, Maria José
Capuz-Rizo, Salvador F.
Source :
RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, instname
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2015.

Abstract

[EN] Although studies can be found in the literature that present emissions inventories associated with different types of automobiles, distinct technologies or various stages of their life cycles, they do not enable us to compare the environmental impact of the complete life cycle of two vehicles. This is because there is no valid emissions inventory for all types of automobiles that covers all the life cycle stages (the cradle to grave approach). This paper proposes a method to estimate the principal types of emissions throughout a vehicle's life cycle based on primary data (weight, year of manufacture, engine technology, fuel type used, etc.). The proposed method requires neither sophisticated life cycle assessment software nor knowledge of specific information on individual vehicles. The proposal has been validated by analyzing three different gasoline and diesel-fueled internal combustion engine vehicles and by considering a life span of 100,000 km.<br />The translation of this work has been funded by the Language Center of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia as a part of the Mobility and Academic Internationalization of VLC - CAMPUS (International Campus of Excellence Program), of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

Details

ISSN :
03605442
Volume :
83
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Energy
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....07298cff7155446af8d3f45cbfefd862
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.006