Eco-design tool to support the use of renewable polymers within packaging applications

Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing - Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 160-165

  Colwill, James ^a   Rahimifard, Shahin ^a   Clegg, Allen ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopolymer packaging; Eco design; Renewable materials

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECODESIGN; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ECO-DESIGN TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; NEW PRODUCTION; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; PACKAGING DESIGNS; RENEWABLE MATERIALS;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

CELLULOSE; DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; PACKAGING; POLYMERS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; STARCH; SUGARS;

EID: 80052108637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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