Life cycle assessment of offset paper production in Brazil: Hotspots and cleaner production alternatives

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 222-233

  Silva, Diogo Aparecido Lopes ^a   Raymundo Pavan, Ana Laura ^a   Augusto De Oliveira, José ^a   Ometto, Aldo Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental hotspots; Improvement opportunities; Kraft pulp; Land use; Wood based products

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CLEANING; DISEASES; ECONOMICS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXTRACTION; FORESTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; GROUNDWATER; KRAFT PULP; LAND USE; OZONE LAYER; PAPERMAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; PULP MATERIALS; SOILS; TOXICITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HOTSPOTS; IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND; WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84926153910     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.030     Document Type: Article

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