Emergy evaluation of the sustainability of two industrial systems based on wastes exchanges

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-195

  Zhang, Xiao Hong ^a   Deng, Shihuai ^a   Jiang, Wenju ^b   Zhang, Yanzong ^a   Peng, Hong ^a   Li, Li ^a   Yang, Gang ^a   Li, Yuanwei ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emergy; Emergy indicator; Industrial system; Sustainability; Wastes exchanges

Indexed keywords

ACID PRODUCTION; BEFORE AND AFTER; COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE; EMERGY; EMERGY EVALUATION; EMERGY INDICATOR; GLOBAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY;

BENCHMARKING; CHEMICAL PLANTS; INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SULFURIC ACID; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

WASTES;

SULFURIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EMERGY; SULFURIC ACID; SUSTAINABILITY; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 78649328226     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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