Performance evaluation for composites based on recycled polypropylene using principal component analysis and cluster analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 343-353

  Gu, Fu ^a   Hall, Philip ^a   Miles, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Decision support tool; Performance cost ratio; Polypropylene; Principal component analysis; Quick evaluation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES; AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELASTOMERS; FILLERS; GLASS INDUSTRY; IMPACT STRENGTH; MANUFACTURE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; PLASTICS FILLERS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; TALC; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; INDUSTRIAL COMPOSITES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; PERFORMANCE-COST RATIO; QUICK EVALUATION; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84957831502     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.062     Document Type: Article

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