Is Economic value an Effective Proxy for Embodied Energy and Environmental Impact in Material Systems?

This paper uses economic value metrics to evaluate the retention of value of secondary materials and provides a framework for characterizing value throughout a material and product life-cycle. These economic value metrics are compared with analogous life cycle assessment metrics in order to determin...

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Main Authors: Gregory, Jeremy (Contributor), Fredholm, Susan A. (Contributor), Kirchain, Randolph E., Jr (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Materials Systems Laboratory (Contributor), MIT Energy Initiative (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010-10-14T20:36:24Z.
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