Research Article
Impacts of Biodiesel Applied to the Transportation Fleets in the Greater Houston Area
Table 3
Well-to-Pump daily energy and water use and emissions of pollutants associated with passenger cars.
| 2018 | B0 | B5 | B20 | B50 | B80 | B100 |
| Energy (MJ) | 70,037 | 74,610 | 89,893 | 122,095 | 157,296 | 182,609 | Water (t) | 29 | 62 | 164 | 383 | 623 | 797 | GHGs (t) | 6.1 | 5.1 | 2.2 | | | | VOCs (kg) | 2.55 | 2.73 | 3.35 | 4.66 | 6.09 | 7.12 | CO (kg) | 4.53 | 4.65 | 5.08 | 5.99 | 6.97 | 7.68 | NOx (kg) | 10.15 | 10.25 | 10.73 | 11.68 | 12.70 | 13.42 | PM10 (kg) | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.80 | PM2.5 (kg) | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.67 | SOx (kg) | 5.89 | 6.09 | 6.79 | 8.25 | 9.83 | 10.97 |
| 2025 | B0 | B5 | B20 | B50 | B80 | B100 |
| Energy (MJ) | 70,414 | 74,903 | 89,929 | 121,577 | 156,169 | 181,044 | Water (t) | 24 | 56 | 158 | 377 | 616 | 789 | GHGs (t) | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | | | | VOCs (kg) | 2.48 | 2.67 | 3.26 | 4.52 | 5.90 | 6.90 | CO (kg) | 4.26 | 4.30 | 4.51 | 4.91 | 5.34 | 5.65 | NOx (kg) | 8.27 | 8.25 | 8.32 | 8.39 | 8.46 | 8.50 | PM10 (kg) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 | PM2.5 (kg) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | SOx (kg) | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.81 | 6.94 | 8.17 | 9.06 |
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