Multicriteria Design of Plastic Recycling Based on Quality Information and Environmental Impacts

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-244

  Nakatani, Jun ^a   Hirao, Masahiko ^b  

^a Department of Urban Engineering ^*  (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Life cycle management (LCM); Mechanical recycling; Mixed integer linear programming (MILP); Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Quality demand

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (LCM); MECHANICAL RECYCLING; MIXED-INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; QUALITY DEMAND;

BEVERAGES; BOTTLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYETHYLENES; RECYCLING; RESINS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RESIN; RESOURCE USE; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 79953326129     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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