African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6849

Full Length Research Paper

Review of patents on life cycle assessment

Lidiana Zocche
  • Lidiana Zocche
  • Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.
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Luan Carlos Santos Silva
  • Luan Carlos Santos Silva
  • Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.
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Cassiano Moro Piekarski
  • Cassiano Moro Piekarski
  • Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa-PR, Brazil.
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Antonio Carlos de Francisco
  • Antonio Carlos de Francisco
  • Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology - Parana (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa-PR, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 30 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 22 January 2015
  •  Published: 19 February 2015

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