Research Article
Impacts of Biodiesel Applied to the Transportation Fleets in the Greater Houston Area
Table 5
Pump-to-Wheel daily energy and water use and emissions of pollutants from passenger cars.
| 2018 | B0 | B5 | B20 | B50 | B80 | B100 |
| Energy (MJ) | 328,930 | 328,930 | 333,939 | 342,042 | 350,298 | 355,985 | Water (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GHGs (t) | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 27.3 | VOCs (kg) | 10.7 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | CO (kg) | 244 | 236 | 214 | 176 | 144 | 127 | NOx (kg) | 11.43 | 11.43 | 11.43 | 12.00 | 12.36 | 12.61 | PM10 (kg) | 2.05 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.82 | PM2.5 (kg) | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.63 | SOx (kg) | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | B0 | B5 | B20 | B50 | B80 | B100 |
| Energy (MJ) | 327,808 | 327,808 | 332,800 | 340,875 | 349,103 | 354,770 | Water (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GHGs (t) | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 23.1 | VOCs (kg) | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | CO (kg) | 142 | 137 | 124 | 102 | 84 | 74 | NOx (kg) | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.35 | 6.54 | 6.67 | PM10 (kg) | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.06 | 2.04 | PM2.5 (kg) | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.64 | SOx (kg) | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
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