Environmental assessment of green hardboard production coupled with a laccase activated system

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 445-453

  González García, Sara ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^a   Heathcote, Carol ^b   Kandelbauer, Andreas ^b   Moreira, M Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Kompetenzzentrum Holz   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fibreboard; Green hardboard; Laccase; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Wet process fiberboard; Wood panels

Indexed keywords

FIBREBOARD; GREEN HARDBOARD; LACCASES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WET PROCESS; WOOD PANELS;

ADHESIVES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYMES; EUTROPHICATION; FORMALDEHYDE; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; LIGNIN; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHENOLIC RESINS; PHENOLS; RATING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHOTCRETING; SYNTHETIC RESINS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

WOOD CHEMICALS;

ADHESIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; EUTROPHICATION; FIBER BOARDS; FORMALDEHYDE; HARDBOARDS; LACCASE; LIFE CYCLE; LIGNINS; PARTICLE BOARDS; PLY WOOD; POLYPHENOLICS;

EID: 79951555370     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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