Life cycle assessment in green chemistry: A comparison of various industrial wood surface coatings

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-159

  Gustafsson, Linda M ^a   Börjesson, Pål ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biocatalyst; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Renewable feedstock; Toxicity; UV lacquers; Waxes; Wood coating products

Indexed keywords

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; ESTER; PAINT; RAPESEED OIL; WAX;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FURNITURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIAL COATING; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 84930477181     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.11.280     Document Type: Article

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