Carbon footprint model for evaluating the global warming impact of food transport refrigeration systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-124

  Wu, Xiaomin ^a   Hu, Shan ^a   Mo, Shaojia ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint assessment; Food transport refrigeration; Global warming; Life cycle; Refrigerants

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY ENGINES; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; MOBILE AIR CONDITIONING; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; REPAIR; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84879845368     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.04.045     Document Type: Article

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