Curauá fibers in the automobile industry - a sustainability assessment

dc.contributorSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorVolkswagen AutoUni
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:22:26Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:22:26Z
dc.date.created2014-05-27T11:22:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-03-14
dc.identifierJournal of Cleaner Production, v. 15, n. 11-12, p. 1032-1040, 2007.
dc.identifier0959-6526
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69575
dc.identifier10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.036
dc.identifier2-s2.0-33847694348
dc.description.abstractReplacing glass fibers with natural fibers in the automobile industry can yield economic, environmental and social benefits. This article evaluates the prospective environmental impacts of automobile applications of curauá fiber (Ananas erectifolius), which nearly equates the physical properties of glass fibers. The study identified economic and social advantages of applying curauá fiber composites in car parts. Besides costing 50% less than fiber glass, the use of curauá fibers can promote regional development in the Amazon region. In order to realize significant environmental benefits, however, the curauá-based composites would have to be lighter than their glass fiber-based counterparts. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationJournal of Cleaner Production
dc.relation5.651
dc.relation1,467
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectComposites
dc.subjectCurauá
dc.subjectLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)
dc.subjectNatural fibers
dc.subjectPassenger cars
dc.subjectAutomobile manufacture
dc.subjectEnvironmental impact
dc.subjectGlass fibers
dc.subjectLife cycle
dc.subjectSocial aspects
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subjectFiber-based counterparts
dc.subjectSustainability assessment
dc.subjectAutomotive industry
dc.subjectAnanas
dc.subjectAnanas comosus
dc.titleCurauá fibers in the automobile industry - a sustainability assessment
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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