Residual biomass as resource – Life-cycle environmental impact of wastes in circular resource systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 196, Issue , 2018, Pages 997-1006

  Olofsson, Johanna ^a   Börjesson, Pål ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioeconomy; By product; Circular economy; LCA; Life cycle assessment; Zero burden

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BYPRODUCTS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING;

BIOECONOMY; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDUE VALORIZATIONS; ZERO BURDEN;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85048702645     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.115     Document Type: Article

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