A comparison of the GHG emissions caused by manufacturing tissue paper from virgin pulp or recycled waste paper

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1618-1628

  Gemechu, Eskinder Demisse ^a   Butnar, Isabela ^a   Gomà Camps, Jordi ^b   Pons, Alfred ^b   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Gomà Camps ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; Recycled waste paper; Tissue paper; Virgin pulp

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PAPER; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD PULP;

EID: 84884352079     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0597-x     Document Type: Article

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