Impacts of Non-Traditional Uses of Polyurethane Foam in Automotive Applications at End of Life

SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 711-718

  Miller, Lindsay J ^a   Sawyer Beaulieu, Susan ^a   Tam, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMMERCE; ENGINES; NOISE ABATEMENT; POLYURETHANES; RECYCLING;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; END OF LIVES; LIGHTWEIGHTING; NON-TRADITIONAL; POLYURETHANE FOAM; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; RECYCLABILITY; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84940221921     PISSN: 19463979     EISSN: 19463987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2014-01-9099     Document Type: Article

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