Sustainability assessments of bio-based polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1898-1907

  Hottle, Troy A ^a   Bilec, Melissa M ^b   Landis, Amy E ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA); Polylactic acid (PLA); Thermoplastic starch (TPS)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELASTOMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84881161984     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.06.016     Document Type: Review

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