Life cycle analysis and choice of natural gas-based automotive alternative fuels in Chongqing Municipality, China

作     者：WU Rui LI Guangyi ZHANG Zongyi REN Yulong HAN Weijian 

作者机构：Chongqing UniversityChongqing 400044China Ford Motor CompanyDearborn MI 48150USA 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》 (环境科学与工程前沿（英文）)

年 卷 期：2007年第1卷第3期

页      面：292-298页

核心收录：

学科分类：082304[工学-载运工具运用工程] 08[工学] 080204[工学-车辆工程] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0823[工学-交通运输工程] 

基　　金：This work was supported by the Chongqing Municipal Planning and Development Commission Ford Motor Company as well as Changan Automobile(Group)Corporation 

主　　题：life cycle assessment natural gas based substitute automotive fuels 

摘      要：Road transport produces significant amounts of emissions by using crude oil as the primary energy source.A reduction of emissions can be achieved by implementing alternative fuel *** objective of this study is to carry out an economic,environmental and energy(EEE)life cycle study on natural gas-based automotive fuels with conven-tional gasoline in an abundant region of China.A set of indices of four fuels/vehicle systems on the basis of life cycle are assessed in terms of impact of EEE,in which natural gas produces compressed natural gas(CNG),methanol,dimethy-lether(DME)and Fischer Tropsch diesel(FTD).The study included fuel production,vehicle production,vehicle opera-tion,infrastructure and vehicle end of life as a system for each fuel/vehicle system.A generic gasoline fueled car is used as a *** have been reviewed and modified based on the best knowledge available to Chongqing local *** indicated that when we could not change electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles into commercial vehicles on a large scale,direct use of CNG in a dedicated or bi-fuel vehicle is an eco-nomical choice for the region which is most energy efficient and more environmental *** study can be used to support decisions on how natural gas resources can best be utilized as a fuel/energy resource for automobiles,and what issues need to be resolved in *** models and approaches for this study can be applied to other regions of China as long as all the assumptions are well defined and modified to find a substitute automotive energy source and establish an energy policy in a specific region.