Life Cycle Assessment of experimental cubicles including PCM manufactured from natural resources (esters): A theoretical study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 398-403

  Menoufi, Karim ^a   Castell, Albert ^a   Farid, Mohammed M ^b   Boer, Dieter ^c   Cabeza, Luisa F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buildings; EI99; Ester; LCA (Life Cycle Assessment); PCM (phase change material)

Indexed keywords

ECO-INDICATOR 99; EI99; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; IMPACT REDUCTION; IN-BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PCM (PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL); REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SALT HYDRATES; THEORETICAL STUDY; USING LIFE;

BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTERS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

ESTERIFICATION;

BUILDING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTER; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; NATURAL RESOURCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

SPAIN;

EID: 84868328551     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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