Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Flax Fibre for the Reinforcement of Composites

N. P.J. Dissanayake; J. Summerscales; S. M. Grove; M. M. Singh

doi:10.1166/jbmb.2009.1029

Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Flax Fibre for the Reinforcement of Composites

N. P.J. Dissanayake, J. Summerscales, S. M. Grove, M. M. Singh

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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Abstract

The long term aim of this study is to carry out a comparative quantitative Life Cycle Assessment (QLCA) of natural fibres compared with glass fibres when used as reinforcement for polymer composites to confirm or refute the claim "green" fibres are the more sustainable option. As flax fibres are perhaps the most agro-chemical intensive bast fibres then, if flax is proven to be the better option, the other bast fibres (e.g., hemp or jute) may be shown to have even lower environmental burdens. Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) is used here to quantify the environmental impacts in the production process of converting flax fibres from plant stem to reinforcement for composite materials (cradle-to-gate). Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCI) for energy use has been completed using compiled data from a number of published sources. This paper reports on the LCIA considering environmental categories as listed in ISO/TR 14047:2003.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-248
Number of pages	0
Journal	Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/jbmb.2009.1029
Publication status	Published - Sept 2009

Keywords

Flax
Energy
Reinforcement
Life Cycle Assessment
EMISSIONS

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Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Flax Fibre for the Reinforcement of Composites

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