Life cycle assessment of bread produced on different scales

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-40

  Andersson, Karin ^a,b   Ohlsson, Thomas ^a  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bread, production scales, LCA; LCA case study, bread, production scales; Production scales, bread, LCA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAD; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032935947     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979392     Document Type: Article

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