Sustainable synthesis of biogas processes using a novel concept of eco-profit

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-100

  Čuček, Lidija ^a   Drobež, Rozalija ^b   Pahor, Bojan ^c   Kravanja, Zdravko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b Tanin Sevnica dd   (Slovenia)

^c Perutnina Ptuj dd   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biogas; Eco benefit; Eco cost; Eco profit; LCA; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

ECO-BENEFIT; ECO-COST; ECO-PROFIT; LCA; OPTIMISATIONS;

BIOGAS; COSTS; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 84861580703     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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