Environmental life cycle studies of poly(hydroxybutyrate)- and polypropylene-based composites

Journal of Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-32

  Roes, Lex ^a   Pietrini, Matteo ^b   ChiellinI, Emo ^b   Patel, Martin ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Nanoclay; Sugar cane bagasse

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; COMPOSITE; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; END-PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; GLASS FIBRES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOWER DENSITY; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; NANOCLAY; NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; ORGANOPHILIC MONTMORILLONITES; PACKAGING FILMS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; SUGAR CANE BAGASSE; TIME HORIZONS; YOUNG MODULUS;

BAGASSE; BIODEGRADATION; CATHODE RAY TUBES; CLAY MINERALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILLED POLYMERS; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLASS FIBERS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; RATING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SILICATE MINERALS; SUGAR CANE; SUGARS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 79251607739     PISSN: 17904439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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