Analysis of material and energy consumption of mobile phones in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4135-4141

  Yu, Jinglei ^a   Williams, Eric ^b   Ju, Meiting ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Material consumption; Waste mobile phone

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENTS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; LIFE SPAN; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; SHORT PRODUCT; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; USE PHASE; WASTE MOBILE PHONE;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

MOBILE PHONES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 77953727177     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.041     Document Type: Article

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