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May 15, 2014
The future of water quality management for the refining industry
IntroductionIt is often assumed that the environment is deteriorating due to continuous emissions from industry and that new adverse effects can be attributed to chemical mixtures and unknown subst...
May 15, 2014
Petrochemical feedstocks: the cornerstone of competitiveness
Future outlookThe future of much of Europe’s chemical industry depends heavily upon the availability of affordable petrochemical feedstocks. In the Middle East, where petrochemical feedstocks areÂ...
May 15, 2014
Forward-looking perspective on oil and gas production in Europe
In 2010 world energy demand was equivalent to about 260 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), and oil and gas represented 54% of this global demand. According to the International Ener...
May 15, 2014
Evaluating energy pathways: from well to wheels
Over the past decade, the JEC Research Consortium1 has been working together to better understand the complex issues associated with future vehicles and fuels. While some of this work has involvedÂ...
May 15, 2014
Developments in EU refining: looking ahead to 2020 and beyond
Developments in EU refining: looking ahead to 2020 and beyond Oil refineries are constantly adapting to changes in product quality legislation and market demand. This requires the industry to be a...
May 15, 2014
Petroleum products and REACH: looking ahead
The petroleum refining industry successfully met the first REACH deadline in December 2010 with the registration of all petroleum substances. This was a commendable achievement in view of the complexi...
May 15, 2014
Air quality and health: looking ahead
Evolving scientific insights over the past twenty years. The past twenty years have seen major changes in the techniques and findings of studies on air pollution and health, changes which set today’...
May 15, 2014
Well-to-Wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context
This is a joint study by EUCAR / JRC / CONCAWE. Study Objectives:
Establish, in a transparent and objective manner, a consensual well-to-wheels energy use and GHG emissions assessment of a wide...
May 15, 2014
Transportation and fuels: looking ahead at the future of marine fuels
The global marine fuel market is generally accepted to be about 250 million tonnes per annum (pa). Today’s marine fuel would be recognisable to those who bought, sold and used marine fuels for th...
May 15, 2014
Renewable fuels: looking ahead to 2020
Increasing renewable energy and reducing GHG emissions from transport It is widely recognised that mobility and transport are fundamental to satisfy socio-economic needs and curbing mobility is no...
May 15, 2014
Transportation and fuels: looking ahead at heavy-duty vehicles
Looking back on developments in heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) technology over the past 20–25 years, one could rightly describe them as a ‘total makeover’. The improvements are particularly obvious...
May 15, 2014
Transportation and fuels: looking ahead at aviation
After more than a century since the Wright Brothers took off, we have become accustomed to the conveniences and inconveniences of air transportation. As high speed rail and slower options, like lon...
March 13, 2014
Methods for estimating VOC emissions from primary oil-water separator systems in refineries
Report no. 5/14: This report reviews the different methods available to estimate annual Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from primary oil-water separator systems in refineries and discusses t...
February 17, 2014
Use of motor fuels and lubricants: habits and practices of consumers in Europe
Report no. 4/14: A structured survey of European consumers was carried out across 250 participants to better understand their habits and practices concerning their use of vehicle fuels and lubricants....
January 31, 2014
Assessment of Recent Health Studies of Long-Term Exposure to Ozone
Report no. 3/14: This report summarises the assessment of the policy relevant long-term health studies published since the last update of the ozone Air Quality Limit Value (AQLV). This project was und...
January 24, 2014
Proceedings of the Mineral Oil CRoss Industry IssueS (MOCRINIS) Workshop September 2013
Report no. 2/14: CONCAWE organised a 2-day Mineral Oil Cross Industry Issues (MOCRINIS)Workshop in Bologna, Italy in September 2013. The objective of the Workshop was to address topics that have arise...
January 21, 2014
Application of the target lipid and equilibrium partitioning models to non-polar organic chemicals in soils and sediments
The Target Lipid Model (TLM) provides a framework for deriving predicted no effect concentrations (PNEC) for non polar organic chemicals to organisms in the environment. This approach has been used to...
December 21, 2013
Assessment of the impact of ethanol content in gasoline on fuel consumption, including a literature review up to 2006
Report no. 13/13: Ethanol, at low concentrations in motor gasoline, is known to impact both the fuel consumption and emissions from vehicles. Because ethanol has a lower energy content per litre compa...
November 28, 2013
Supplementary guidance for the investigation and risk-assessment of potentially contaminated sediments: a companion volume to Energy Institute
Report no. 11/13: This report provides guidance on the investigation and assessment of potentially contaminated sediments, focusing on the inland, estuarine and coastal environments. It is designed as...
November 21, 2013
Laboratory Oxidation Stability Study on B10 Biodiesel Blends
Report no. 10/13: A laboratory oxidation stability study has been completed jointly by CONCAWE and DGMK on three biodiesel blends containing 10% v/v (B10) Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME). The results o...
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