Optimization of steel production to improve lifecycle environmental performance

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-8

  Sutherland, John W ^a   Haapala, Karl R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Lifecycle; Steelmaking

Indexed keywords

ALLOY STEEL; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; STEELMAKING;

ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFECYCLE IMPACTS; PREDICTIVE MODELING; PROCESS INPUTS; PRODUCT-LIFE-CYCLE; STEEL PRODUCTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 73349136277     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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