01.06.2014 | LCA FOR MANUFACTURING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
A cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of wood fibre-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) and polylactic acid/thermoplastic starch (PLA/TPS) biocomposites
Erschienen in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | Ausgabe 6/2014
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Abstract
Purpose
Methods
Results and discussion
Conclusions
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PLA is the environmentally significant input among the three raw materials.
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TPS causes less environmental burden than PLA. Environmental performance of the biocomposite improves in the life cycle energy consumption, fossil energy use, ozone depletion and non-carcinogenic impact categories when a blend of PLA and TPS is used.
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The biocomposite can outperform PP in all the impact categories except eutrophication effects if manufactured using hydroelectricity.