Environmental impacts of three polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha) manufacturing processes

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 519-523

  Zhong, Z W ^a   Song, B ^b   Huang, C X ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodegradable material; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon substrate; Cheese whey; Ecosystem quality; Energy consumptions; Environmental impact; Glucose; Human health; Lifecycle model; Manufacturing processes; Microbial; Polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha); Resources; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON SUBSTRATE; CHEESE WHEY; ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; HUMAN HEALTH; LIFECYCLE MODEL; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; MICROBIAL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA); RESOURCES; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLOBAL WARMING; GLUCOSE; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUBSTRATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 67650495732     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910902740120     Document Type: Article

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