Technical performance evaluation of the potential biobased floor strippers

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-21

  Massawe, Ephraim A A ^a   Geiser, Kenneth ^a   Ellenbecker, Michael ^a   Marshall, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative substitutes; Biobased products; Biomass; Cleaner production; EHS; Technical performance evaluation; Toxic use reduction

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); IMPURITIES; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALTERNATIVE SUBSTITUTES; BIOBASED FLOOR STRIPPERS; BIOBASED PRODUCTS; CLEANER PRODUCTION; EHS; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; TOXIC USE REDUCTION;

BIOMATERIALS;

CITRUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548836042     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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