Life cycle assessment on polylactide-based wood plastic composites toughened with polyhydroxyalkanoates

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 139-145

  Qiang, Tao ^a,b   Yu, Demei ^b   Zhang, Anjiang ^c   Gao, Honghong ^a   Li, Zhao ^a   Liu, Zengchao ^a   Chen, Weixing ^a   Han, Zhen ^c  

^a XI'AN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Environmental impact potential; Life cycle assessment; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Polylactide; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LOADS; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; POLY LACTIDE; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; POLYESTERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AIR POLLUTION; E I S; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLYESTERS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84893803896     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.074     Document Type: Article

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