Exergy: Its potential and limitations in environmental science and technology

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2221-2232

  Dewulf, Jo ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a   Muys, Bart ^b   Bruers, Stijn ^b   Bakshi, Bhavik R ^c   Grubb, Geoffrey F ^c   Paulus, D M ^d   Sciubba, Enrico ^e  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Wasco   (United States)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY FLOWS; SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS;

EXERGY;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EXERGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; SUSTAINABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ECOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 41649115488     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071719a     Document Type: Review

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