Revision and extension of eco-LCA metrics for sustainability assessment of the energy and chemical processes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 14450-14458

  Yang, Shiying ^a   Yang, Siyu ^a   Kraslawski, Andrzej ^b,c   Qian, Yu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PROCESS INDUSTRIES; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; RESOURCES UTILIZATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

BOILERS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BOILER; CHEMICAL REACTION; COST; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; TIDAL POWER; TIME;

CHEMICAL PROCESSES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GASES; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84890758366     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403987k     Document Type: Article

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