LCA allocation procedure used as an incitative method for waste recycling: An application to mineral additions in concrete

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1231-1240

  Chen, C ^a,b   Habert, G ^a   Bouzidi, Y ^b   Jullien, A ^c   Ventura, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^c Route de Bouaye   (France)

Author keywords

Allocation; Blast furnace slag; Cement; Fly ash; LCA

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CEMENTS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LIFE CYCLE; PORTLAND CEMENT; RECYCLING; SLAGS;

ALLOCATION; CEMENT AND CONCRETES; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUBSTITUTION PRODUCTS; SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CEMENT; CONCRETE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MINERAL; RECYCLING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SLAG;

ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLY ASH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; SLAG;

EID: 77955850247     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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