Comparative assessment of the environmental profile of PLA and PET drinking water bottles from a life cycle perspective

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 539-550

  Papong, Seksan ^a   Malakul, Pomthong ^a,b   Trungkavashirakun, Ruethai ^a   Wenunun, Pechda ^a   Chom In, Tassaneewan ^a   Nithitanakul, Manit ^b   Sarobol, Ed ^c  

^a NATIONAL METAL AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cassava; Life cycle assessment; Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Polylactic acid (PLA)

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION; CASSAVA; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET);

BOTTLES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STARCH; TOXICITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84893729217     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.030     Document Type: Article

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