A comparative life cycle assessment of single-use fibre drums versus reusable steel drums

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 443-450

  Raugei, Marco ^a,d   Fullana i Palmer, Pere ^a   Puig, Rita ^b   Torres, Alejo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c Grupo Uriach   (Spain)

^d GiGa   (Spain)

Author keywords

LCA; Packaging; Reuse; Single use; Transport

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LCA; REUSABLE PACKAGING; SOLID WASTE GENERATION; STEEL DRUMS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; SOLID WASTES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 73149113331     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.865     Document Type: Article

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