Thermography-enhanced LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) for manufacturing sustainability assessment. The case study of an HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) net company in Italy

Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-18

  Dassisti, Michele ^a   Intini, Francesca ^b   Chimienti, Michela ^c   Starace, Giuseppe ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c Scientific Manager of Laboratorio INRES Lab Srl   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; HDPE net; LCA; Sustainability; Thermography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998775167     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.01.043     Document Type: Article

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