Ludger Eltrop

Ludger Eltrop

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Academic Career Length

36Years (1991-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2012 in Applied Energy
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NHNiklas Hartmann
Niklas Hartmann
OVO. Vöhringer
O. Vöhringer
CKC. Kruck
C. Kruck
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Ludger Eltrop

1 May 2019 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Shiva GorjianShiva Gorjian
Shiva Gorjian
BZBabak Nemat Zadeh
Babak Nemat Zadeh
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Ludger Eltrop
Redmond R. ShamshiriRedmond R. Shamshiri
Redmond R. Shamshiri
YAYasaman Amanlou
Yasaman Amanlou

22 February 2019 in Energies
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CFCiro Florio
Ciro Florio
GFGabriella Fiorentino
Gabriella Fiorentino
FCFabiana Corcelli
Fabiana Corcelli
Sergio UlgiatiSergio Ulgiati
Sergio Ulgiati
SDStefano Dumontet
Stefano Dumontet
LELudger Eltrop
Ludger Eltrop
Upgrading consists of a range of purification processes aimed at increasing the methane content of biogas to reach specifications similar to natural gas. In this perspective, an environmental assessment, based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method, of different upgrading technologies is helpful to identify the environmental characteristics of biomethane and the critical steps for improvement. The aim of this work is to conduct an LCA of biomethane production from waste feedstock, using the SimaPro software. The study focuses on the comparison of several upgrading technologies (namely, membrane separation, cryogenic separation, pressure swing adsorption, chemical scrubbing, high pressure water scrubbing) and the on-site cogeneration of electricity and heat, including the environmental benefits deriving from the substitution of fossil-based products. The results show a better environmental performance of the cogeneration option in most of the impact categories. The Fossil resource scarcity is the impact category which is mainly benefited by the avoided production of natural gas, with savings of about 0.5 kg oil eq/m3 of biogas for all the investigated technologies, with an average improvement of about 76% compared to conventional cogeneration. The results show that the membrane upgrading technology is slightly more environmentally convenient than the other upgrading technologies.

1 May 2019 in Solar Energy
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DCDimitrij Chudinzow
Dimitrij Chudinzow
JHJannik Haas
Jannik Haas
GDGustavo Díaz-Ferrán
Gustavo Díaz-Ferrán
SMSimón Moreno-Leiva
Simón Moreno-Leiva
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Ludger Eltrop

1 October 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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SMSimón Moreno-Leiva
Simón Moreno-Leiva
GDGustavo Díaz-Ferrán
Gustavo Díaz-Ferrán
JHJannik Haas
Jannik Haas
TTThomas Telsnig
Thomas Telsnig
FDFelipe A. Díaz-Alvarado
Felipe A. Díaz-Alvarado
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Ludger Eltrop

1 January 2014 in Renewable Energy
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TJTill Jenssen
Till Jenssen
AKAndreas König
Andreas König
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Ludger Eltrop