A new method of biophysical allocation in LCA of livestock co-products: modeling metabolic energy requirements of body-tissue growth

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 883-895

  Chen, Xiaobo ^a,b   Wilfart, Aurélie ^a,b   Puillet, Laurence ^c   Aubin, Joël ^a,b  

^a UMR SAS   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Biophysical allocation; Body tissue composition; Gompertz function; Metabolic energy requirements; Physiological function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICAL ALLOCATION; BIOPHYSICS; BODY FAT; CARCASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIMULATION; TISSUE GROWTH;

EID: 84988383005     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-016-1201-y     Document Type: Article

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