Environmental benefits of substituting talc by sugarcane bagasse fibers as reinforcement in polypropylene composites: Ecodesign and LCA as strategy for automotive components

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1135-1144

  Luz, Sandra M ^a   Caldeira Pires, Armando ^a   Ferrão, Paulo M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecodesign; LCA; Recycling; Sugarcane bagasse fibers

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BAGASSE; CARBON; CULTIVATION; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FILLED POLYMERS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTIC RECYCLING; POLYPROPYLENES; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TALC;

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROCESS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; SUGARCANE BAGASSE FIBERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BAGASSE; CARBON; POLYPROPYLENE; TALC;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; RECYCLING; SUGAR CANE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; BRAZIL; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RECYCLING; SUGARCANE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BAGASSE; CULTIVATION; FIBERS; LIFE CYCLE; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTIC; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SILICATES; TALC; THERMOPLASTICS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77955816689     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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