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Table 5 Carbon and water footprint results by stochastic modeling (geometric mean (GM)) and k values

From: Uncertainty analysis of the environmental sustainability of biofuels

Process

GWP 20

GWP 100

GWP 500

WSFP

 

GM

k

GM

k

GM

k

GM

k

Diesel

0.23

1.26

0.21

1.37

0.21

1.46

1.2E-08

5.28

Biodiesel

0.22

1.24

0.21

1.35

0.20

1.44

2.7E-05

8.02

Petrol

0.26

1.25

0.24

1.37

0.24

1.45

1.4E-08

5.26

Biopetrol

0.26

1.30

0.24

1.42

0.24

1.50

1.3E-05

6.77

Natgas

0.25

1.42

0.21

1.52

0.20

1.60

9.5E-09

6.97

Biogas

0.36

1.91

0.16

1.86

0.08

1.72

7.8E-09

5.75

bg_agri

0.51

1.76

0.19

1.86

0.07

1.84

1.1E-08

6.60

bg_biowaste

0.47

2.17

0.19

2.12

0.08

1.94

7.5E-09

5.93

bg_sewage

0.25

2.02

0.12

1.85

0.08

1.71

8.1E-09

5.72

bg_grass

0.31

1.72

0.20

1.55

0.15

1.55

4.2E-08

7.56

bg_whey

0.29

1.79

0.16

1.65

0.12

1.62

1.5E-08

6.26

  1. Uncertainties of k > 2 (95 % interval spanning over a factor of 4) are marked in italics