The sustainability of resource utilization

Planners and researchers require an effective technique for quantitatively characterizing the sustainability of diverse technological processes. Results from a previous study by De Wulf et. al. were combined with laboratory analyses to produce a useful approach based on the principles of thermodynam...

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Published inGreen chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 308 - 313
Main Authors Lems, S., van der Kooi, H. J., de Swaan Arons, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2002
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Summary:Planners and researchers require an effective technique for quantitatively characterizing the sustainability of diverse technological processes. Results from a previous study by De Wulf et. al. were combined with laboratory analyses to produce a useful approach based on the principles of thermodynamics. Improvements made to the earlier work are detailed. Progress has been made in the quantitative description of the sustainability of resource utilization trends. Rather that considering resources as either renewable or non-renewable, the proposed approach operates based on the depletion rates of resources. This measure is useful in accounting for many different levels of resource renewability, and includes parameters for the size of natural reserves of resources.
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ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/b203490p