Assessing the potential of biowaste for bioplastics production through social network analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-54

  Morone, Piergiuseppe ^a   Tartiu, Valentina Elena ^b   Falcone, Pasquale ^c  

^a UNITELMA SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioplastics; Biowaste; Innovation niche; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FEEDSTOCKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRODUCTIVITY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE; BIO-PLASTICS; BIO-WASTE; BIOPLASTICS PRODUCTION; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; STRATEGIC COLLABORATION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84922977387     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.069     Document Type: Article

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