Life cycle assessment of the manufacture of lactide and PLA biopolymers from sugarcane in Thailand

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 970-984

  Groot, Wim J ^b   Borén, Tobias ^a  

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Lactide; Life cycle assessment; Poly l lactic acid (PLLA); Polylactic acids (PLAs); Sugarcane; Sustainable development; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT TOLERANCE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGARCANE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THAILAND;

EID: 78149409950     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-010-0225-y     Document Type: Article

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