Comprehensive investigation of transport refrigeration life cycle climate performance

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Volumn 21, Issue , 2017, Pages 33-49

  Li, Gang ^a  

^a Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative technologies; Food product refrigerating temperature; Food transport refrigeration; Global warming; Life cycle climate performance; R452A

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; REFRIGERATION;

ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANT; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; R452A; REFRIGERATING TEMPERATURES; REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY; VAPOUR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

EID: 85018621025     PISSN: 22131388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2017.04.002     Document Type: Article

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