Improving the environmental performance of vegetable oil processing through LCA

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 310-322

  Nucci, Benedetta ^a   Puccini, Monica ^a   Pelagagge, Luigi ^b   Vitolo, Sandra ^a   Nicolella, Cristiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SALOV Società Alimentare Lucchese Oli E Vini S p A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulative energy demand; Energy consumption; Environmental performance; Life cycle assessment; Sunflower oil

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; OIL REFINING PROCESS; VEGETABLE OIL PROCESSING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BLEACHING; CLEANING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PACKAGING MATERIALS; REFINING; SUNFLOWER OIL;

LIFE CYCLE;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 84890309726     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.049     Document Type: Article

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