Design of a sustainable packaging in the food sector by applying LCA

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 206-217

  Zampori, Luca ^a   Dotelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Carbon footprint; Food; LCA; Packaging; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893771111     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0618-9     Document Type: Article

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