Drivers of eco-innovation in chemical industry

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2001-2008

  González Moreno, Ángela ^a   Sáez Martínez, Francisco J ^a   Díaz García, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Eco innovation; Innovation drivers; Sources of innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900303914     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2013.250     Document Type: Article

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