Life cycle assessment of steel production in Poland: A case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-243

  Burchart Korol, Dorota ^a  

^a CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Electric arc furnace; Greenhouse gas emissions; Integrated steel plant; LCA; Poland

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; INTEGRATED STEEL PRODUCTION; IRON ORE SINTER PLANTS; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATERIAL SUBSTITUTIONS; POLAND;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BLAST FURNACES; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; ORE SINTERING; STEEL METALLURGY;

LIFE CYCLE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84879845200     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.04.031     Document Type: Article

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