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Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects Volume 34, 2012 - Issue 13
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An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Thermal Power Plants Based on Emergy and Exergy Theory

Y. Zhang Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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F. Qin Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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S. Shao Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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S.-L. Liu Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Y. Chen Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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S.-S. Zhang Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Pages 1249-1258 | Received 01 Jul 2010, Accepted 03 Sep 2010, Published online: 08 May 2012

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