Cradle to Gate Environmental Footprint and Life Cycle Assessment of Poly(Lactic Acid)

Poly(Lactic Acid): Synthesis, Structures, Properties, Processing, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 431-441

  Landis, Amy E ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Global warming potential (GWP) for PLA cradle to gate life cycle GWP of PLA (PLA V, PLA V2, and PLA B); Life cycle flows for PLA production comparative and stand alone LCAs, and environmental information on PLA; PLA environmental performance, life cycle assessment cradle to gate environmental footprint and life cycle assessment of poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880888755     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470649848.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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