Cumulative Overall Resource Efficiency Assessment (COREA) for comparing bio-based products with their fossil-derived counterparts

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-127

  Huysveld, Sophie ^a,b   De Meester, Steven ^b   Van Linden, Veerle ^a   Muylle, Hilde ^a   Peiren, Nico ^a   Lauwers, Ludwig ^a,b   Dewulf, Jo ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio based economy; Land use; Life cycle assessment; Non renewable fossil resources; Resource efficiency; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIO-BASED; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; FOSSIL RESOURCES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; RESOURCE ACCOUNTINGS; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; LAND USE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; CUMULATIVE OVERALL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL PLANT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; PLANT PRODUCT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION (BIOMASS); SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOLAR ENERGY; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84938324520     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.06.007     Document Type: Article

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