Life cycle assessment focusing on the waste management of conventional and bio-based garbage bags

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 158, Issue , 2017, Pages 319-334

  Saibuatrong, Worayut ^a   Cheroennet, Nitchanan ^a   Suwanmanee, Unchalee ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomass polyethylene from molasses (Bio PE); Environmental impacts; Poly(butylene adipate co terephthalate) starch blends (PBAT starch); Polyethylene (PE); Waste management

Indexed keywords

BUTENES; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; POLYETHYLENES; STARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; ECO-INDICATOR 99; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NORMALIZED SCORES; POLIES (BUTYLENE ADIPATE CO TEREPHTHALATE); RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; STARCH BLENDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 85019633035     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.006     Document Type: Article

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