Attributional life cycle assessment (ALCA) of polyitaconic acid production from northeast US softwood biomass

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 603-612

  Nuss, Philip ^a   Gardner, Kevin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Corn feedstock; Integrated biorefinery; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Polyacrylic acid; Polyitaconic acid; Softwood biomass; Stream integrated process

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ITACONIC ACID; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYITACONIC ACID; POLYMER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTIONAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY YIELD; EUTROPHICATION; EXTRACTION; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HARVEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWOOD; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878613071     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0511-y     Document Type: Article

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