Life cycle inventory analysis of recycling: Mathematical and graphical frameworks

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 6158-6169

  Nakatani, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avoided burden approach; Consequential LCA; Product basket approach; System expansion; What if scenario; Zero burden approach

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84907937280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6096158     Document Type: Article

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