Carbon footprinting of electronic products

Applied Energy

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 636-648

  Vasan, Arvind ^a   Sood, Bhanu ^a   Pecht, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprinting of electronic products; DC DC converter; Hybrid life cycle assessment; Product group standardization; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHAINS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CARBON FOOTPRINTING; DC-DC BUCK CONVERTER; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS; GHG EMISSION RATES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE; SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STANDARDIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84908528679     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.074     Document Type: Article

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