A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Study of Polyethylene Based on Sugarcane and Crude Oil

A potential strategy for tackling the negative environmental impact of conventional plastics is to produce them from renewable resources. However, such a strategy needs to be assessed quantitatively, by life cycle assessment (LCA) for example.

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