Environmental impact assessment of aviation emission reduction through the implementation of composite materials

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 233-243

  Timmis, Andrew J ^a   Hodzic, Alma ^b   Koh, Lenny ^a   Bonner, Michael ^b   Soutis, Constantinos ^c   Schäfer, Andreas W ^d   Dray, Lynnette ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aviation emissions; Carbon fibre reinforced polymers; Composite aircraft; Global warming; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FIBER; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER; FOSSIL FUEL; NITROGEN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; AVIATION INTEGRATED MODELLING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPOSITE MATERIAL AIRFRAME ARCHITECTURE; DISPOSAL PHASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLEET PENETRATION; FUEL AND FUEL RELATED PHENOMENA; FUEL CONSUMPTION REDUCTION; GLOBAL AVIATION FLEET; IN USE PHASE; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANUFACTURING PHASE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84922105059     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0824-0     Document Type: Article

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