Environmental assessment of chitosan-based films

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 312-318

  Leceta, Itsaso ^a   Guerrero, Pedro ^a   Cabezudo, Sara ^b   De La Caba, Koro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b AMADE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Environmental impact; Food packaging; LCA

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUELS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MACHINES; PLASMA THEORY; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYPROPYLENES; RAW MATERIALS;

COMMERCIAL FOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; FOOD PACKAGING; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84874884217     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.049     Document Type: Article

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