Thermodynamic resource indicators in LCA: A case study on the titania produced in Panzhihua city, southwest China

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 951-961

  Liao, Wenjie ^a   Heijungs, Reinout ^a   Huppes, Gjalt ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy; Indicator; Resource; Titania

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABIOTIC RESOURCE DEPLETION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMAND; CUMULATIVE EXERGY DEMAND; CUMULATIVE EXERGY EXTRACTION FROM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; ECO INDICATOR 99; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PRORITY STRATEGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE INDICATOR; SOLAR ENERGY DEMAND; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84865098435     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0429-4     Document Type: Article

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