Renewables-based technology
Subtitle: sustainability assessment
By: edited by Jo Dewulf and Herman Van Langenhove
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Series: Wiley series in renewable resources; Wiley series in renewable resources
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chichester; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781601196460
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Renewable energy sources; Sustainable development; Énergies renouvelables; Développement durable
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Norwich, N.Y. : Knovel, 2008. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to users at licensed institutions. Includes interactive index.
Table of contents: title: The contribution of renewables to society / Göran Berndes; title: The potential of renewables as a feedstock for chemistry and energy / Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark, Martin K. Patel, André P.C. Faaij, Monique M. Hoogwijk; title: Sustainability performance indicators / Alexei Lapkin; title: Life cycle inventory analysis applied to renewable resources / Niels Jungbluth, Rolf Frischknecht; title: Net energy balancing and fuel-cycle analysis / Hosein Shapouri, Michael Wang, James A. Duffield; title: Life cycle assessment as an environmental sustainability tool / Adisa Azapagic; title: Exergy / Jo Dewulf, Herman Van Langenhove; title: Material flow analysis and the use of renewables from a systems perspective / Stefan Bringezu; title: Ecological footprints and biocapacity : essential elements in sustainability assessment / William E. Rees; title: The sustainable process index (SPI) / Michael Narodoslawsky, Anneliese Niederl; title: Assessment of sustainable land use in producing biomass / Helmut Haberl, Karl-Heinz Erb; title: Assessment of the forest products industries / Klaus Richter, Frank Werner, Hans-Jörg Althaus; title: Assessment of the energy production industry : modern options for producing secondary energy carriers from biomass / André Faaij; title: Assessment of biofuels / James A. Duffield, Hosein Shapouri, Michael Wang; title: Assessment of organic waste treatment / Jan-Olov Sundqvist; title: Oleochemical and petrochemical surfactants : an overall assessment / Erwan Saouter, Gert Van Hoof, Mark Stalmans, Alan Brunskill; title: Assessment of bio-based packaging materials / Andreas Detzel, Martina Krüger, Axel Ostermayer; title: Assessment of biotechnology-based chemicals / Peter Saling, Andreas Kicherer; title: Assessment of bio-based pharmaceuticals : the Cephalexin case / Alle Bruggink, Peter Nossin.