Carbon storage potential in natural fiber composites

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-340

  Pervaiz, Muhammad ^a   Sain, Mohini M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto applications; Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon storage; Green house gases; Hemp fiber; Mat reinforced; Mechanical performance; Natural fiber composites

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS FIBER; PETROLEUM; PLASTIC; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; CAR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSION; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EVALUATION; FILM; FLAX; HEMP FIBER; INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFESPAN; NATURAL FIBER PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; STRENGTH; TREE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT;

CANNABIS SATIVA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION REDUCTION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HEMP FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NONWOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0141987847     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(02)00173-8     Document Type: Article

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