Analysis of risk trade-off relationships between organic solvents and aqueous agents: Case study of metal cleaning processes

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 414-423

  Kikuchi, Emi ^a   Kikuchi, Yasunori ^a   Hirao, Masahiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqueous agent; Life cycle assessment; Metal cleaning process; Organic solvent; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUEOUS AGENT; AQUEOUS PROCESS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; CLEANER PRODUCTION; CLEANING PROCESS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; ECOTOXICITY; HUMAN TOXICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METAL CLEANING PROCESS; OZONE DEPLETION; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; TRADE-OFF RELATIONSHIP;

ALUMINUM METALLURGY; CLEANING; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; METAL ANALYSIS; METAL CLEANING; METALS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; RATING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 79951554134     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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