Environmental and resource aspects of sustainable biocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2147-2161

  Vilaplana, Francisco ^a,b   Strömberg, Emma ^a   Karlsson, Sigbritt ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Degradation; Life cycle analysis; Nanoparticle release; Renewable resources

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPOSITE; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOREFINERIES; GREEN CHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; PROCESSING OPERATIONS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE BIO-COMPOSITES; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIFE CYCLE; NANOPARTICLES; PROCESSING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ABSORPTION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957860012     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.07.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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