Quantifying GHG emissions savings potential in magazine paper production: A case study on supercalendered and light-weight coated papers

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 301-308

  Leon, Jorge ^a   Aliaga, Cesar ^a   Boulougouris, George ^a   Hortal, Mercedes ^a   Marti, Juan Luis ^a  

^a ITENE (Packaging Transport and Logistics Research Institute)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Light weight coated paper; Magazine paper; Supercalendered paper

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; PAPERMAKING;

ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIGHTWEIGHT COATED PAPER; MAGAZINE PAPERS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SUPERCALENDERED PAPER;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

EID: 84953361420     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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