Constrained Optimization for Green Engineering Decision-Making

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 5389-5397

  Thurston, Deborah L ^a   Srinivasan, Suresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN ENGINEERING;

COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREEN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLLUTION CONTROL;

COMPUTERS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0344629786     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0344359     Document Type: Article

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