Analysis of effects of an objective function on environmental and economic performance of a water network system using life cycle assessment and life cycle costing methods

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-378

  Lim, Seong Rin ^a   Park, Donghee ^a   Park, Jong Moon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Objective function; Optimization; Water network synthesis; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DEIONIZED WATER; GAS TURBINES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SENSOR NETWORKS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; OPTIMIZATION; WATER NETWORK SYNTHESIS; WATER REUSE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 53249138030     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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