Environmental, Health and Safety Impact Analysis of an Aluminum-Air Battery for Vehicular Applications and Impact Analysis Associated with Its Overall Fuel Cycle. Volume 1. Battery and Fuel Cycle. Final Report

摘要

This volume considers the potential environmental, health, and safety concerns of the aluminum-air battery and its overall fuel cycle. It quantifies the consumption of natural resources and the generation of environmental residuals due to the battery's fuel cycle. A comparison of the air emissions of the aluminum-air battery vehicle to an internal combustion engine vehicle is presented. Methods of mitigating potentially adverse impacts are examined along with the areas requiring further environmental, health and safety research. (ERA citation 07:047317)