Environmental impact of pyrolysis of mixed WEEE plastics part 2: Life cycle assessment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 9386-9392

  Alston, Sue M ^a   Arnold, J Cris ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; DISPOSAL ROUTES; ENERGY RECOVERY; HIGH IMPACT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PLASTICS PARTS; RESOURCE SAVINGS; SEQUESTERING CARBON; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELASTOMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASTICS; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBON; OIL; PLASTIC;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE; PLASTIC; PYROLYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE; PYROLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLASTICS;

EID: 80055064861     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2016654     Document Type: Article

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