Sustainable strategies using life cycle approaches
β Scribed by Fava, James A. ;Brady, Kevin ;Young, Steven B. ;Saur, Konrad
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 499 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0278-4491
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