Tackling the downcycling issue - A revised approach to value-corrected substitution in life cycle assessment of aluminum (VCS 2.0)

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4546-4560

  Koffler, Christoph ^a   Florin, Julia ^b  

^a PE International Inc ^*  (United States)

^b PE INTERNATIONAL AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allocation; Design for environment (dfe); End of Life; Environmental decision making; Life cycle inventory (LCI); Material selection

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887165272     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5114546     Document Type: Article

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