Exergy, can it be used to reflect the environmental issues of a fuel?
by Yaning Zhang; Tao Liu; Mengmeng Guang; Wenming Fu; Bingxi Li
International Journal of Exergy (IJEX), Vol. 40, No. 1, 2023

Abstract: Can exergy be used to reflect the environmental issues of a fuel? This article elaborates if and how exergy can be used to reflect the environmental issues of a fuel, and details the processes for some typical fuels. The results show that the exergy method can be well used to reflect the environmental issues of a fuel. The case studies further show that coal samples (1,324.99-1,437.47 kJ/kg) have higher total environmental impacts than the biomass samples (381.02-1,078.81 kJ/kg), and the environmental impacts are mainly contributed by CO2 (52.72%-99.37%), followed by ash (0.18%-35.93%), SO2 (0%-11.77%) and NO2 (0.16%-8.75%).

Online publication date: Wed, 25-Jan-2023

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Exergy (IJEX):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

    Username:        Password:         

Forgotten your password?


Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com