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Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 815 - 817, DOI: 10.1039/b820050e


Carbon dioxide versus energy balances for transportation fuels

Huw O. Pritchard


Tables of energy content per litre and of CO2 production per unit energy are given for a representative selection of molecules, as an aid to quantifying the advantages, or otherwise, of using ethanol and/or butanol as transportation fuels.

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