4th International Workshop | Advances in Cleaner Production

Selected Papers for the Journal Cleaner Production Special Issue of the 4th International Workshop Advances in Cleaner Production

1. Integrating cleaner production into sustainability strategies: an introduction to this special volume

C.M.V.B. Almeida a, F. Agostinho a , B.F. Giannetti a , D. Huisingh b

a. Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Programa de Pos-graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Laboratório de Produção e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil
b. Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.083

2. Welfare index, waste and expropriation

Avelino Núnez-Delgado

Dept. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, campus univ. s/n, 27002 Lugo, Spain

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.092

3. From cleaner production to sustainable development: the role of academia

Nasrin R. Khalili a, Susanna Duecker a, Weslynne Ashton a, Francisco Chavez b

a. Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
b. Universidad Centro Americana “José Simeón Cañas” (UCA), Autopista Sur, San Salvador, El Salvador

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.099

4. From 50 to 1: integrating literature toward a systemic ecodesign model

Fabien Brones, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho

Production Engineering Department, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo - USP, Av. Prof Almeida Prado - Trav 2, n° 128, 05508-900 Sao Paulo, - SP, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.036

5. Principles of environmental regulatory quality: a synthesis from literature review

Flávio de Miranda Ribeiro a, Isak Kruglianskas b

a. Sao Paulo State Environmental Agency, Brazil
b. FEA e Economy, Business and Accounting Faculty, USP - Sao Paulo University, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.047

6. Historical changes in the process of agricultural development in Cuba

Isela Ponce Palma a,c, José Nahed Toral b, Manuel Roberto Parra Vázquez b, Norge Fonseca Fuentes c, Francisco Guevara Hernández d

a. The College of the Southern Border, Mexico (ECOSUR), Mexico
b. The College of the Southern Border, Mexico (ECOSUR), Carretera Panamericana y Periferico Sur s/n, 29290 San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
c. IIA Jorge Dimitrov, Cuba (IIAJD), Cuba
d. Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico (UNACH), Mexico

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.078

7. Elephant grass biorefineries: towards a cleaner Brazilian energy matrix?

Carlos Frederico Fontoura, Luiz E. Brandão, Leonardo Lima Gomes

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, IAG Business School, Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, RJ, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.062

8. How the Brazilian government can use public policies to induce recycling and still save money?

Fabio Murakami, Alexandre Sulzbach, Giancarlo Medeiros Pereira, Miriam Borchardt, Miguel Afonso Sellitto

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS, Unisinos Avenue, 950, Bloco 5A, S. Leopoldo, RS 93022-000, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.083

9. The impact of the Chinese automotive industry: scenarios based on the national environmental goals

Yijie Liu, Yi Liu, Jining Chen

School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.015

10. Implementation of a Cleaner Production Agreement and impact analysis in the grape brandy (pisco) industry in Chile

Mauricio Castillo-Vergara a,b, Alejandro Alvarez-Marin a,b, Susana Carvajal-Cortes a, Sebastián Salinas-Flores a

a. Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad de La Serena, Benavente 980, La Serena 1720170, Chile
b. EGEU Business School, Santa Beatriz N 100 of. 604, Providencia, Santiago 7500515, Chile

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.048

11. Cleaner production, environmental sustainability and organizational performance: an empirical study in the Brazilian Metal-Mechanic industry

Eliana Andrea Severo a, Julio Cesar Ferro de Guimaraes a, Eric Charles Henri Dorion b, Cristine Hermann Nodari b

a. Programa de Pos-Graduação em Administração (PPGA), University Potiguar - UnP. Avenida Engenheiro Roberto Freire, 1684 - Capim Macio, Natal/RN - 59082-902, Brazil
b. Programa de Pos-Graduação em Administração (PPGA), University of Caxias do Sul, UCS, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, CEP 95070-560 Caxias do Sul, - RS, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.027

12. Analysis of the industrial metabolic processes for sulfur in the Lubei (Shandong Province, China) eco-industrial park

Yan Zhang, Hongmei Zheng, Zhifeng Yang, Gengyuan Liu, Meirong Su

State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Xinjiekouwai Street No. 19, Beijing 100875, PR China

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.096

13. Sustainable strategy formation at a Swedish industrial company: bridging the strategy-as-practice and sustainability gap

Niklas Egels-Zandén, Magnus Rosén

Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Box 600, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.072

14. Environmental impact management of Brazilian companies: analyzing factors that influence disclosure of waste, emissions, effluents, and other impacts

Fabricia Silva da ROSA a, Tatiana Guesser b, Nelson Hein a, Elisete Dahmer Pfitscher c, Rogério João Lunkes c

a. Programa de Pós-graduação em Contabilidade e FURB, Brazil
b. Graduanda em Contabilidade e UFSC, Brazil
c. Programa de Pós-graduação em Contabilidade e UFSC, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.035

15. Sustainability indexes: why join in? A study of the ‘Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE)’ in Brazil

Renato J. Orsato a, Alexandre Garcia b, Wesley Mendes-Da-Silva c, d, Roberta Simonetti e, Mario Monzoni a

a. Sao Paulo School of Management (EAESP), Department of Production and Operations Management (POI) and Centre for Sustainability Studies (GVces), Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil
b. Sao Paulo School of Management (EAESP), Department of Production and Operations Management (POI), Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil
c. Sao Paulo School of Management (EAESP), Department of Finance and Accounting, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil
d. Marriott School of Management of The Brigham Young University, US
e. Centre for Sustainability Studies (GVces), Getulio, Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.071

16. A hard nut to crack! Implementing supply chain sustainability in an emerging economy

Bruno S. Silvestre

Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Business and Administration, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.009

17.Analyzing the drivers of green manufacturing with fuzzy approach

Kannan Govindan a, Ali Diabat b, K. Madan Shankar c

a. Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M-5230, Denmark
b. Department of Engineering Systems and Management, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
c. Department of Mechanical Engineering, P.T.R College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.054

18. Fuzzy Axiomatic Design approach based green supplier selection: a case study from Singapore

Devika Kannan a, Kannan Govindan b, Sivakumar Rajendran c

a. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
b. Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
c. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering and Technology, Theni 625531, India

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.076

19. The challenge of selecting and evaluating third-party reverse logistics providers in a multicriteria perspective: a Brazilian case

Patricia Guarnieri a, Vinicius Amorim Sobreiro a, Marcelo Seido Nagano b, Andre Luiz Marques Serrano a

a. Management Department, University of Brasília e UnB, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, Federal District 70910-900, Brazil
b. Production Engineering Department, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo - USP, Av. Trabalhador São carlense 400, São Carlos, São Paulo 13566-590, Brazil

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.040

20. Barriers to product returns and recovery management in a developing country: investigation using multiple methods

Mohd Rizaimy Shaharudin a, Suhaiza Zailani b, Keah Choon Tan c

a. Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, P.O. Box 187, 08400 Merbok, Kedah, Malaysia
b. Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
c. Lee Business School, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154-6010, USA

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.071

21. Distribution of dissolved trace metals in coastal regions of Indian Sundarban mangrove wetland: a multivariate approach

Bhaskar Deb Bhattacharya a, Dulal Chandra Nayak b, Santosh Kumar Sarkar a, Sejuiti Naha Biswas a, Dibyendu Rakshit a, Md. Kawser Ahmed c

a. Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta 700019, India
b. National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ICAR), Regional Center, Block DK, Sector II, Salt Lake, Calcutta, India
c. Department of Oceanography, Lab. of Ecology, Environment and Climate Chnage, Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.030

22. Sustainable antimicrobial finishing of cotton fabrics by chitosan UV-grafting: from laboratory experiments to semi industrial scale-up

Franco Ferrero a, Monica Periolatto a, Stefano Ferrario b

a. Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
b. Nearchimica S.p.A., Via Fratelli Rosselli 50/52, 20025 Legnano, MI, Italy

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.044

23. Influence of process operating parameters on CO2 emissions in continuous industrial plants

Luis Miguel Calvo a, Rosario Domingo b

a. Department de Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Materials, Universidad Pública de Navarra, C/Tarazona, km 2, Tudela 31500, Spain
b. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal, 12, Madrid 28040, Spain

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.016

24. Evaluation of water conservation and reuse: a case study of a shopping mall in southern Brazil

Eduardo H.B. de Gois, Carlos A.S. Rios, Ricardo N. Costanzi

Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Paraná, Avenida dos Pioneiros, 3131, Londrina, PR 86036-370, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.097

25. The reuse of water treatment sludge as a coagulant for post-treatment of UASB reactor treating urban wastewater

Abhilash T. Nair, M. Mansoor Ahammed

Civil Engineering Department, S V National Institute of Technology, Surat 395007, India

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.037

26. Utilization of water treatment plant sludge in structural ceramics

Eliane Wolff a, Wilfrid Keller Schwabe a, Samuel Vieira Conceição b

a. Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-
901, Brazil
b. Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.018

27. Turning waste into value: using human urine to enrich soils for sustainable food production in Uganda

Elina Andersson

Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, Sölvegatan 10, PO Box 170, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.070

28. Environmental performance assessment of the melamine-ureaformaldehyde (MUF) resin manufacture: a case study in Brazil

Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva a, Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr b, Luciano Donizeti Varanda c, André Luis Christoforo d, Aldo Roberto Ometto a

a. Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador São-Carlense Avenue, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil
b. Department of Structural Engineering, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador São-Carlense Avenue, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil
c.Department of Materials Engineering, The University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador Sao-carlense Avenue, Sao Carlos 13566-590, Brazil
d.Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Washington Luis Road, kM 235 e SP 310, Guanabara Garden, São Carlos 13465-905, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.007

29. Sustainable strategies analysis through Life Cycle Assessment: a case study in a furniture industry

D.R. Iritani a, D.A.L. Silva a, Y.M.B. Saavedra b, P.F.F. Grael a, A.R. Ometto a, b

a. Department of Production Engineering, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador São-Carlense Avenue, São Carlos - 13566-590, Brazil
b. Environmental Engineering Sciences, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador São-Carlense Avenue, São Carlos 13566-590, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.029

30. Integrating sustainability issues into project management

Marisa Analía Sánchez

Departamento de Ciencias de la Administración, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 12 de octubre 1198, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.087

31. Environmental training and environmental management maturity of Brazilian companies with ISO14001: empirical evidence

Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour

UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista (Sao Paulo State Univ), Av. Eng. Luis Ed. Carrijo Coube, DEP-FE, 14-01, Bauru 17033360, Sao Paulo State, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.039

32. Proposed model for assessing the contribution of the indicators obtained from the analysis of life-cycle inventory to the generation of industry innovation

Leila Mendes Luz, Antonio Carlos de Francisco, Cassiano Moro Piekarski

Federal University of Technology, Parana, Ponta Grossa, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.004

33. Semantic approach for pre-assessment of environmental indicators in Industrial Symbiosis

Nikolaos Trokanas, Franjo Cecelja, Tara Raafat

Centre for Process & Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.046

34. Environmental performance of the cement industry in Vietnam: the influence of ISO 14001 certification

Quynh Anh Nguyen a, Luc Hens b

a. Vietnam Metrology Institute, Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, No 8 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, VietNam
b. Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), Boeretang 200 B2400 Mol, Belgium

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.032

35. Sustainable Value and Cleaner Production e research and application in 19 Portuguese SME

João Henriques, Justina Catarino

LNEG, Estrada do Paço, Lisboa, Portugal

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.030

36. Why join a carbon club? A study of the banks participating in the Brazilian “Business for Climate Platform”

Renato J. Orsato a,b, José Guilherme F. de Campos c, Simone R. Barakat b, Mariana Nicolletti b, Mario Monzoni b

a. São Paulo School of Management (EAESP), Department of Production and Operations Management (POI), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
b. Center for Sustainability Studies (GVces), Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
c. Faculty of Economy, Management and Accounting (FEA), University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.007

37. Carbon strategies and management practices in an uncertain carbonomic environment e lessons learned from the coal-face

Dina Wahyuni a, Janek Ratnatunga b

a. Department of Accounting, Economics, Finance and Law, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
b. The Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Australia

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.095

38. Integration of carbon risks and opportunities in enterprise risk management systems: evidence from Australian firms

Nava Subramaniam a, Dina Wahyuni b, Barry J. Cooper a, Philomena Leung c, Graeme Wines a

a. School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University, Australia
b. Department of Accounting, Economics, Finance and Law, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
c. Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University, Australia

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.013

39. Greenhouse gas assessment of Brazilian soybean production: a case study of Mato Grosso State

Guilherme Silva Raucci a, Cindy Silva Moreira b, Priscila Aparecida Alves b, Francisco F.C. Mello a, Leidivan de Almeida Frazão c, Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri d, Carlos Clemente Cerri a

a. Universidade de São Paulo, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Laboratório de Biogeoquímica Ambiental e CENA/USP, Av. Centenário, 303, CP. 96,13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
b. DeltaCO2 e Sustentabilidade Ambiental, Rua Cezira Giovanoni Moretti, 600, 13414-020 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
c. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547 Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
d. Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciência do Solo e ESALQ/USP, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, CP. 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.064

40. Life cycle assessment of beef cattle production in two typical grassland systems of southern Brazil

Milene Dick a, Marcelo Abreu da Silva b, Homero Dewes a,c

a. Center for Research in Agribusiness, CEPAN, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
b. Forage and Agrometeorology Department, Agronomy Faculty, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
c. Department of Biophysics, Biosciences Institute, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.080

41. Carbon footprint in different beef production systems on a southern Brazilian farm: a case study

Clandio F. Ruviaro a,d, Cristiane Maria de Léis b, Vinícius do N. Lampert c, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos d, Homero Dewes d,e

a. Agribusiness Postgraduate Program, FACE, UFGD, Dourados, Brazil
b. Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Program, PPGEA, UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
c. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, EMBRAPA-CPPSUL, Bagé, Brazil
d. Center for Research in Agribusiness, CEPAN, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
e. Biophysics Department, Biosciences Institute, UFRGS, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.037

42. Embodied carbon budget accounting system for calculating carbon footprint of large hydropower project

Jin Zhang, Linyu Xu

State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.060

43. The dynamics of the Swedish biofuel system toward a vehicle fleet independent of fossil fuels

Alessandro Sanches-Pereira, Maria F. Gómez

Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 68, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.019

44. Electricity from poultry manure: a cleaner alternative to direct land application

Pieter Billen a, José Costa b, Liza Van der Aa b, Jo Van Caneghem a, Carlo Vandecasteele a

a. University of Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, W. De Croylaan 46, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
b. BMC Moerdijk, Middenweg 36a, 4782 PM Moerdijk, The Netherlands

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.016

45. A wind energy integration analysis using wind resource assessment as a decision tool for promoting sustainable energy utilization in agriculture

G. Xydis

Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute for Research & Technology of Thessaly, Technology Park of Thessaly, 1st Industrial Area, 38500 Volos, Greece

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.030

46. Assessment of electrically-driven vehicles in terms of emission impacts and energy requirements: a case study for Istanbul, Turkey

Bunyamin Yagcitekin, Mehmet Uzunoglu, Arif Karakas, Ozan Erdinc

Department of Electrical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Esenler 34220, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.063

47. Energy production from microalgae biomass: carbon footprint and energy balance

Diego Lima Medeiros, Emerson A. Sales, Asher Kiperstok

Industrial Engineering Graduate Program (PEI) at Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Escola Politecnica, Rua Aristides Novis, n° 2, 6° Andar - Federação, EP-UFBA, CEP 40.210-630, Salvador, BA, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.038

48. Overuse of wood-based bioenergy in selected sub-Saharan Africa countries: review of unconstructive challenges and suggestions

Yekini Suberu Mohammed a, Nouruddeen Bashir b, Mohd Wazir Mustafa a

a. Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
b. Institute of High Voltage and High Current, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.014

49. Evaluation of forest growth and carbon stock in forestry projects by system dynamics

Raiane R. Machado a, Samuel V. Conceição b, Hélio G. Leite c, Agostinho L. de Souza c, Eliane Wolff d

a. Campus of Rio Paranaíba, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Cx. Postal 22, Rio Paranaíba, MG, Brazil
b.Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
c.Department of Forestry Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
d. WW Environmental Consulting Company, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.049

50. Exploring the sustainable horticulture productions systems using the emergy assessment to restore the regional sustainability

Elisa Sayoko Nakajima, Enrique Ortega

Ecological Engineering Laboratory, Food Engineering School, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.030

51. Matsucoccus bast scale in Pinus pinaster forests: a comparison of two systems by means of emergy analysis

C. Turcato a, C. Paoli b, C. Scopesi b, C. Montagnani a, M.G. Mariotti a, P. Vassallo b

a. DISTAV, Botanical Garden, University of Genoa, Corso Dogali 1M, 16136 Genova, Italy
b. DISTAV, University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.102

52. Evaluation of the emergy investment needed for bioethanol production in a biorefinery using residual resources and energy

Nicoletta Patrizi, Federico M. Pulselli, Fabiana Morandi, Simone Bastianoni

Ecodynamics Group, Department of Earth, Environmental and Physical Sciences, University of Siena, Pian dei Mantellini 44, 53100 Siena, Italy

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.079

53. Life cycle assessment of butanol production in sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil

Lucas G. Pereira a, Mateus F. Chagas a,b, Marina O.S. Dias a,c, Otávio Cavalett a, Antonio Bonomi a,b

a. Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE/CNPEM), Caixa Postal 6170, CEP 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
b. Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Av. Albert Einstein, n° 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
c. Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (ICT/UNIFESP), Rua Talim, 330, CEP 12231-280, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.059

54. Quantification of social equity in life cycle assessment for increased sustainable production of sanitary products in Uganda

Moses Kizza Musaazi a , Abigail R. Mechtenberg b, Juliet Nakibuule a, Rachel Sensenig b, Emmanuel Miyingo a, John Vianney Makanda c, Ali Hakimian d, Matthew J. Eckelman e

a. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
b. Department of IDCE, Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA
c. Business Department, Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda
d. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeasten University, Boston, MA, USA
e. Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Northeasten University, Boston, MA, USA

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.026

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