Carbon footprint calculation for thermoformed starch-filled polypropylene biobased materials

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 602-608

  Pang, Ming Meng ^a,b   Pun, Meng Yan ^b   Chow, Wen Shyang ^a   Ishak, Zainal Arifin Mohd ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b Texchem Polymers Research Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agricultural waste; Biobased; Carbon footprint; Polypropylene; Thermoforming

Indexed keywords

BIO-BASED; BIO-BASED MATERIALS; BUSINESS TO BUSINESS; CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTIONS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMOFORMED TRAYS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBON FOOTPRINT; FILLED POLYMERS; PROCESSING; TALC; THERMOFORMING;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84890311121     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.026     Document Type: Article

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