ber applications / measurement tool / wind energy / fossil energy use contributions / transportation / manufacturing overview / free energy / manufacturing technologies / technology officer / tobacco products / equivalent function as products / biological systems / gross fossil energy requirement / natural gas / different systems / ecosystem services / energy sources / fossil energy requirement / overall plastics consumption / energy use / thermal energy / sustainable product / agricultural products / oil / corn agribusiness sector / biological and chemical technologies / fossil energy / food / greenhouse gas emissions life cycle inventory / energy / gross energy requirement / plastics / incumbent competitor products / conversion technologies / electricity / data processing / required electricity inputs / gross fossil energy use / production chain / energy requirement / electronics / gross energy inputs relating / absolute production energy / energy efficiency / production technology / solar energy / possible consumer products / fossil energy use / renewable energy part / mature technology / chemicals / /
MusicGroup
Energy / /
OperatingSystem
Microsoft Windows / /
Organization
Association of Plastics Manufacturers of Europe / OECD / World Wide Fund / International Standard Organisation / /
Person
Karl R. Ra´bagob / David A. Glassnerb / Erwin T.H. Vinka / Pat Gruber / Patrick R. Gruberb / / /
Position
farmer / commercial producer / Corresponding author / leader / vice president and chief technology officer / representative / /
Product
NatureWorksTM PLA / /
ProvinceOrState
Nebraska / Minnesota / Iowa / Mississippi / /
Technology
wastewater treatment / conversion technologies / polymerization / mature technology / PLA technology / underlying manufacturing technologies / PLA production technology / condensation / biological and chemical technologies / /