Exergy and sustainability

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 508-517

  Stougie, Lydia ^a   Van Der Kooi, Hedzer J ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Environmental impact; Environmental policy making; Exergy; Polystyrene; Qualitative investigation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXERGY; LIFE CYCLE; POLYSTYRENES;

CASE-STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXERGY LOSS; QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION; TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84869786309     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2012.050259     Document Type: Article

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