Industrial and ecological cumulative exergy consumption of the United States via the 1997 input-output benchmark model

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1560-1592

  Ukidwe, Nandan U ^a   Bakshi, Bhavik R ^b  

^a Solutia Inc   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative exergy; Ecosystem goods and services; Emergy; Exergy; Input output models; US economy

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CUMULATIVE EXERGY; ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES; EMERGY; INPUT-OUTPUT MODELS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ECOLOGY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BENCHMARKING; EXERGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MODELING; NATURAL RESOURCE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250169796     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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