Relevant teaching web pages
Journal papers
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T Corbière-Nicollier,
B Gfeller Laban, L Lundquist, Y. Leterrier, J-AE Månson and O Jolliet,
Life cycle assessment of biofibres replacing glass fibres as reinforcement
in plastics, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, November 2001, 33(4), 267-287.
- Joachim Diener and Uwe Siehler,
Ecological comparison
from NMT- and GMT-components (translated
from the German original by Corinna Thom), Applied Macromolecular Chemistry, 1999, 272 (1), 1-4.
- Sue Halliwell, End of Life Options for Composite Waste: Recycle, Reuse or Dispose?, National Composites Network Best Practice Guide
- Y Leterrier,
Life Cycle Engineering of Composites,
Chapter 2.33 in
Comprehensive Composite Materials, Elsevier Science, Oxford, 2000.
- Hans Lilholt and J Mark Lawther,
Natural Organic Fibers,
Chapter 1.10 in Comprehensive Composite
Materials, Elsevier Science, Oxford, 2000.
- SV Joshi, LT Drzal, AK Mohanty and S Arora,
Are natural fiber composites environmentally superior to glass fiber reinforced composites?,
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, March 2004, 35(3), 371–376.
- SJ Pickering, Recycling technologies for thermoset composite materials—current status, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2006, 37, 1206-1215.
- Deepak Richard, Taehoon Hong, Makarand Hastak, Amir Mirmirand and Ossama Salem, Life-cycle performance model for composites in construction,
Composites Part B: Engineering, March 2007, 38(2), 236-246.
- Erwin TH Vink, KR Rábago, DA Glassner and PR Gruber, Applications of life cycle assessment to NatureWorks™ polylactide (PLA) production,
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2003, 80(3), 403-419.
Technical reports
- JEG van Dam and HL Bos, Consultation on natural fibres: the environmental impact of hard fibres and jute in non-textile industrial applications, ESC-Fibres Consultation no
04/4, Rome, 15-16 December 2004.
- JEG van Dam and HL Bos,
The Environmental Impact of Fibre Crops in Industrial Applications,
33-page document with no publication details beyond the URL!
- Richard Murphy and Ian Bartle,
Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainability: Insights from Life Cycle Assessment, Summary Report
presented at the National Non-Food Crops Centre seminar, London, 25 May
2004.
Workshop on Life Cycle Assessment of Composites, Advanced Composites
Manufacturing Centre, University of Plymouth, 7 April 2005.
ISO 14040 series of standards on Life Cycle Assessment
- 14040:1997 Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - principles
and frameworks
- 14041:1998 Environmental Management - Life
Cycle Assessment - goal and scope definition and inventory analysis
(superseded by ISO 14044)
- 14042:2000 Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - life
cycle impact assessment (superseded by ISO 14044)
- 14043:2000 Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - life
cycle interpretation (superseded by ISO 14044)
- 14044:2006 Environmental Management - Life Cycle
Assessment - requirements and guidelines
- 14047 Technical Report: Environmental Management - Life Cycle
Assessment - examples of application of ISO 14042
- 14048:2002 Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - data
documentation format
- 14049:2000 Technical Report: Environmental Management - Life
Cycle Assessment - examples of applications of ISO 14041 to goal and
scope definition and inventory analysis
Data sources for Embodied Energy
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