Substance flow analysis for nickel in mainland China in 2009

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 450-458

  Huang, Chu Long ^a,b   Vause, Jonathan ^b   Ma, Hwong Wen ^c   Li, Yan ^b   Yu, Chang Ping ^b  

^a QUANZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic nickel; Cradle to cradle management; Environmental burden shifting; Substance flow analysis; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NICKEL; NICKEL SMELTING; ORES; REFINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CRADLE TO CRADLES; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE;

NICKEL REFINING;

EID: 84922855903     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.079     Document Type: Article

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