Life cycle assessment of caustic soda production: A case study in China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-120

  Hong, Jinglan ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Wang, Yutao ^a   Xu, Changqing ^a   Xu, Xu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brine; Caustic soda; Electricity; Heavy metal; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

DIESEL CONSUMPTION; DRILLING FLUID LOSS; ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); TOXIC HEAVY METALS; TRANSPORT DISTANCES;

BRINES; CAUSTIC SODA; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; LIFE CYCLE;

ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84893765494     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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