Prioritization of bioethanol production pathways in China based on life cycle sustainability assessment and multicriteria decision-making

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 842-853

  Ren, Jingzheng ^a   Manzardo, Alessandro ^a   Mazzi, Anna ^a   Zuliani, Filippo ^a   Scipioni, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Life cycle sustainability assessment; Multicriteria decision making; Social life cycle assessment; VIKOR

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOETHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FUZZY SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; LINGUISTICS; MAIZE; MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIKOR METHOD; WHEAT;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929843747     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0877-8     Document Type: Article

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