Thermochemical recovery from the sustainable economy development point of view—LCA-based reasoning for EU legislation changes

Tihomir Tomić1, Iva Slatina2, Daniel Rolph Schneider2
1University of Zagreb
2Department of Energy, Power and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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