Life cycle assessment of natural fiber reinforced composities
Chao, Yan (2011)
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023102427901
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023102427901
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This study is related to evaluate work based on literature study of life cycle analysis of natural fiber reinforced composites. The purpose of this study was to compare natural fiber composites (flax fiber composites) with glass fiber composites in the application of thermosetting materials. Furthermore, we carried out the calculation of total energy consumption and environmental effects of the composite's products made by flax fiber and glass fiber.
Life cycle assessment (LCA, also as known as life cycle analysis) was carried out as a tool to assess the environmental impact associated with whole life cycles of a product, from the beginning to the end (from raw materials through material processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance and desposal or recycling). The goal of LCA was to give us a better understanding of human health and environmental impacts of products, processes as well as activities.
The result of this study showed that whether flax fiber can instead of glass fiber in the composites application were depending on the materials required; (i.e. strength, stiffness and impact resistance). As long as flax fiber was designed only for stiffness and to a lesser extent strength, flax fiber composites have advantages than glass fiber in environmental benefits, weight savings and lower fuel consumption. If the flax fiber composites were designed especially for strength and impact applications, they were not therefore necessarily an environmental friendly alterative to glass fiber composites. As the project goes on, specific information will be given for the implementations of Technology Centre Ketek LTD.
Life cycle assessment (LCA, also as known as life cycle analysis) was carried out as a tool to assess the environmental impact associated with whole life cycles of a product, from the beginning to the end (from raw materials through material processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance and desposal or recycling). The goal of LCA was to give us a better understanding of human health and environmental impacts of products, processes as well as activities.
The result of this study showed that whether flax fiber can instead of glass fiber in the composites application were depending on the materials required; (i.e. strength, stiffness and impact resistance). As long as flax fiber was designed only for stiffness and to a lesser extent strength, flax fiber composites have advantages than glass fiber in environmental benefits, weight savings and lower fuel consumption. If the flax fiber composites were designed especially for strength and impact applications, they were not therefore necessarily an environmental friendly alterative to glass fiber composites. As the project goes on, specific information will be given for the implementations of Technology Centre Ketek LTD.