Combined use of MILP and multi-linear regression to simplify LCA studies

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-43

  Pascual González, Janire ^a   Pozo, Carlos ^a   Guillén Gosálbez, Gonzalo ^a,b   Jiménez Esteller, Laureano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact prediction; Mixed integer linear programming, Life cycle assessment; Multi linear regression; Streamlined LCA analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR REGRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ENTIRE LIFE CYCLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA; LCA ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MULTI-LINEAR REGRESSION; NUMERICAL RESULTS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84936749951     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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