Life cycle assessment of recycling PVC window frames

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-47

  Stichnothe, Heinz ^a,b   Azapagic, Adisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; LCA; Metals recycling; PVC recycling; PVC windows

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; METALS RECYCLING; POST CONSUMER WASTES; PVC RESIN; TRANSPORT DISTANCES; WINDOW FRAMES;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; RESIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIAL STATE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84872239080     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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