Analysis of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies in professional laundry service

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 445-457

  Máša, Vítězslav ^a   Bobák, Petr ^a   Kuba, Pavel ^a   Stehlík, Petr ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Energy efficient technologies; Environmentally friendly solutions; Laundry; Operational costs

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FINANCE; LAUNDRIES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROFITABILITY; SOAPS (DETERGENTS);

EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FINANCIAL ASPECTS; FINANCIAL PARAMETERS; LAUNDRY DETERGENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

CLEANING;

EID: 84879415310     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-013-0618-2     Document Type: Article

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