A design of experiments (DOE) approach to data uncertainty in LCA: Application to nanotechnology evaluation

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1585-1595

  Rivera, J L ^a,b   Sutherland, J W ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Data variability; Emerging technologies; Life cycle assessment; Nanotechnology; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; ECODESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA VARIABILITY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MATERIAL SELECTION; PREDICTIVE MODELING; UNCERTAINTIES; NANO-MANUFACTURING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84937862509     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0890-9     Document Type: Article

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