Energy-related CO2 emissions from the manufacturing and transportation of cement

International Journal of Sustainable Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-340

  Teo, Evelyn Ai Lin ^a   Lin, Guangming ^a   Lim, Lewis Jui Wee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cement; Energy; Manufacturing; Transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055200271     PISSN: 17562538     EISSN: 17562546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2010.036939     Document Type: Article

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