Exergetic analysis in cane sugar production in combination with Life Cycle Assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-50

  Moya, Contreras ^a   Domínguez, Rosa ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^b   Herrero, Santos ^a   Gil, Pérez ^a   Ledón, Casas ^a,b   Dewulf, Jo ^b  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cane sugar production; Cumulative Exergy Consumption (CExC); Environmental sustainability; Exergetic analysis; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Sugar production by products

Indexed keywords

BY-PRODUCTS VALORIZATIONS; CUMULATIVE EXERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXERGETIC ANALYSIS; EXERGETIC LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; SUGAR INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84884670577     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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