Assessing environmentally friendly recycling methods for composite bodies of railway rolling stock using life-cycle analysis

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-203

  Lee, Cheul Kyu ^a,b   Kim, Yong Ki ^a   Pruitichaiwiboon, Phirada ^a,b   Kim, Jung Suk ^a   Lee, Kun Mo ^b   Ju, Chang Sik ^c  

^a Korea Railroad Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle analysis; Railways; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; OXYGEN; PLASTIC RECYCLING; PYROLYSIS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROADS; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPERATING CONDITION; OXYGEN AND NITROGENS; RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK; RAILWAYS; SUPERCRITICAL PROCESS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ACID; COMPOSITE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; PYROLYSIS; RAILWAY; RECYCLING; SOLVENT;

EID: 77951297354     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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