Carbon footprint and emergy combination for eco-environmental assessment of cleaner heat production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 446-456

  Jamali Zghal, Nadia ^a   Amponsah, Nana Yaw ^b   Lacarriere, Bruno ^a   Le Corre, Olivier ^a   Feidt, Michel ^c  

^a Universite de Nantes   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon footprint; Criterion; Emergy; Environment; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NATURAL GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOOD;

BIOMASS TRANSPORTATIONS; CRITERION; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; FIRST LAW EFFICIENCY; SUBSTITUTION OF WOODS; TRANSPORTATION PROCESS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; E I S; FOSSIL FUELS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84879894167     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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