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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254104503321

Titolo

Environmental Footprints of Packaging / / edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

981-287-913-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes, , 2345-7651

Disciplina

658.564

Soggetti

Environmental management

Environmental engineering

Biotechnology

Production management

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Sustainable development

Environmental Management

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

Operations Management

Industrial and Production Engineering

Sustainable Development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Life Cycle Assessment of food packaging systems -- Sustainable design of packaging materials -- Organization-Life Cycle Assessment (OLCA): methodological issues and case studies in the beverage packaging sector -- Potentials of Fibrous and Non-fibrous Materials in Biodegradable Packaging -- Environmental Impacts of Packaging Materials -- Bioprocessing of metals from packaging wastes -- Environmental implications of reuse and recycling of packaging.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents detailed discussions concerning the environmental footprints of various packaging systems and materials, life cycle assessments of packaging, sustainable design of various packaging



systems and materials, as well as the biodegradation of various packaging materials.