Life cycle assessment of composite materials made of recycled thermoplastics combined with rice husks and cotton linters

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-82

  Vidal, Rosario ^a   Martínez, Pilar ^b   Garraín, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b AIMPLAS Instituto Tecnologico del Plastico   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Cotton; LCA; Recycling; Rice husks; Thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COTTON; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RICE; SEED HUSK;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 58149213976     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-008-0043-7     Document Type: Article

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