How much energy to process one pound of meat? A comparison of energy use and specific energy consumption in the meat industry of four European countries

Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2047-2063

  Ramirez C A ^a   Patel, M ^a   Blok, K ^a  

^a Copernicus Institute ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Meat sector; Specific energy consumption

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEATS;

MEAT SECTOR; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

FOOD PROCESSING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PROCESSING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEATS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD INDUSTRY; MEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 85032874183     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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