Predicting the potential of agro waste fibers for sustainable automotive industry using a decision making model

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-127

  AL Oqla, Faris M ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Ishak, M R ^a   Nuraini, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

AHP; Automotive industry; Bio composites; Date palm; Fiber selection; NFC

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIBERS; FLAX; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; YARN;

AHP; BIO-COMPOSITES; DATE PALM; FIBER SELECTION; NFC;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGAVE SISALANA; CANNABIS SATIVA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84923348430     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2015.01.011     Document Type: Article

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