Life-cycle assessment (LCA) of wood-polymer composites: A case study

Wood-Polymer Composites

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 273-299

  Thamae, T ^a   Baillie, C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84903244177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845694579.273     Document Type: Chapter

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