<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The subject of the study is a 10 litre liquid fuel tank made of metal and used for fuel storage and transportation. The study dealt with separate life cycle stages of this product, compared environmental impacts of similar fuel tanks made of metal and plastic, as well as analysed the product's end-of-life cycle stage, studying the waste treatment and disposal scenarios. The aim of this study was to find opportunities for improvement and to develop proposals for the ecodesign of 10 litre liquid fuel tank.</p></abstract>

The subject of the study is a 10 litre liquid fuel tank made of metal and used for fuel storage and transportation. The study dealt with separate life cycle stages of this product, compared environmental impacts of similar fuel tanks made of metal and plastic, as well as analysed the product's end-of-life cycle stage, studying the waste treatment and disposal scenarios. The aim of this study was to find opportunities for improvement and to develop proposals for the ecodesign of 10 litre liquid fuel tank.

Ecodesign of Liquid Fuel Tanks

Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The subject of the study is a 10 litre liquid fuel tank made of metal and used for fuel storage and transportation. The study dealt with separate life cycle...

Ecodesign of Liquid Fuel Tanks

Published Online: Jan 13, 2012

Page range: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-011-0002-6

Keywords
ecodesign, fuel tank, LCA, ReCiPe

This content is open access.

Ecodesign of Liquid Fuel Tanks

Published Online: Jan 13, 2012

Page range: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-011-0002-6

Keywordsecodesign, fuel tank, LCA, ReCiPe

This content is open access.

Keywords
ecodesign, fuel tank, LCA, ReCiPe