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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Aktas, Can B
• Bilec, Melissa M
• Marriott, Joe
• Landis, Amy E

Titel

Life cycle energy consumption of pultruded flax fiber composites

Ist Teil von

• Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2010, p.1-1

Ort / Verlag

IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• With increasing environmental awareness, the use of natural fibers are growing rapidly in light of market demands for "green" products. One such example is a pultruded natural fiber composite. In this study, the energy consumption of an innovative new pultruded composite integrating flax fibers with a resin having recycled content was compared to a regular glass fiber composite by using a life cycle perspective. This study begins to identify hotspots within the life cycle of green fiber composites to enable further improvements.