Life cycle assessment of flax-fibre reinforced epoxidized linseed oil composite with a flame retardant for electronic applications

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 133, Issue , 2016, Pages 427-438

  Deng, Yelin ^a   Paraskevas, Dimos ^b   Tian, Yajun ^c   Van Acker, Karel ^b   Dewulf, Wim ^b   Duflou, Joost R ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Shenhua NICE Future Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Composite; Epoxidized linseed oil; Flax fibre; Life cycle assessment; Printed circuit board substrate; Woven glass fibre fabric

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRYING OILS; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPOXY RESINS; EUTROPHICATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; FLAX; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; INCINERATION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; LINEN; OILS AND FATS; OILSEEDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; REINFORCEMENT; WEAVING; YARN;

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; EPOXIDIZED LINSEED OIL; FLAX FIBRES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WOVEN GLASS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84988864404     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.172     Document Type: Article

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