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| Author: | Joshi, S. |
| Title: | Can nanotechnology improve the sustainability of biobased products? The case of layered silicate biopolymer nanocomposites |
| Journal: | Journal of industrial ecology
2008 : JUN, VOL. 12:3, p. 474-489 |
| Index terms: | energy conservation energy consumption environmental protection life cycles |
| Freeterms: | nanotechnology |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Recent developments in nanotechnology, especially in the area of nanoclay composites, are improving the technical performance of biobased polymers and moving them toward technical and and economic competitiveness with petroleum-based polymers and conventional composites. It is assessed here whether these developments also improve the environmental sustainability of biopolymers, by using a life cycle approach. Energy use and emissions are estimated from the nanoclay production process and they are compared with prior life cycle data for biopolymers as well as other fibers. |
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