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Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 25 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 343 - 355
Published on: Jul 5, 2021
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
LCA,
LCC,
cold chain,
beef,
circular economy,
industrial symbiosis,
sustainability
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2021 Fabian Diaz, Jacopo Andreas Vignati, Beatrice Marchi, Riccardo Paoli, Simone Zanoni, Francesco Romagnoli, published by Riga Technical University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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