Carbon footprint analysis in plastics manufacturing

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-141

  Dormer, Aaron ^a   Finn, Donal P ^a   Ward, Patrick ^b   Cullen, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Arklow Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Manufacturing; Plastic packaging; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPRESSED AIR; ELASTOMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRUSION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; PACKAGING; PLASTIC BOTTLES; PLASTIC RECYCLING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOFORMING;

END OF LIFE TREATMENTS; LEGISLATIVE PRESSURES; PLASTIC PACKAGING; PLASTICS MANUFACTURING; PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINTS; RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 84879956029     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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