Designing environmentally friendly chemical processes with fugitive and open emissions

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Smith, R L ^a   Mata, T M ^b   Young, D M ^a   Cabezas, H ^a   Costa, C A V ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fugitive; Leaks; WAR; Waste reduction algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; POLLUTION; RECYCLING;

WASTE REDUCTION ALGORITHMS;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0141526103     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00187-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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