A life cycle assessment of injectable drug primary packaging: Comparing the traditional process in glass vials with the closed vial technology (polymer vials)

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-167

  Belboom, Sandra ^a   Renzoni, Robert ^a   Verjans, Benoît ^b   Léonard, Angélique ^a   Germain, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Aseptic Technologies   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Glass; IMPACT 2002+; Life cycle assessment; Packaging; Polymer; Vial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PACKAGING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLASS BOTTLE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INCINERATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SENSIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958737124     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0248-z     Document Type: Article

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