Analysis of raw cork production in Portugal and Catalonia using life cycle assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1985-2000

  Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a   Boschmonart Rives, Jesús ^b,c   González García, Sara ^a,d   Demertzi, Martha ^a   Gabarrell, Xavier ^c,e   Arroja, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Inèdit Innovació SL UAB Research Park   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cork; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Quercus suber L; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CORK PRODUCTION; CORK TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PLANTATION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD;

EID: 84922071266     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0801-7     Document Type: Article

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