UPM Institutional Repository

Integrated mechanical-economic–environmental quality of performance for natural fibers for polymeric-based composite materials


Citation

Al-Oqla, Faris M. and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Jawaid, Mohammad (2016) Integrated mechanical-economic–environmental quality of performance for natural fibers for polymeric-based composite materials. Journal of Natural Fibers, 13 (6). pp. 651-659. ISSN 1544-0478; ESSN: 1544-046X

Abstract

In this work, a proposed evaluation tool for the performance of the available natural fibers based on integrated technical, economic, and environmental stand points is demonstrated. A novel Cost Per Waste-Volume Ratio (CPWVR) eco-friendly indicator for natural fibers is introduced here for the first time. Various natural fiber types were evaluated regarding the suggested integrated evaluation criteria simultaneously to capture the quality of fiber performance for producing biomaterials. Better evaluations of natural fibers regarding wide range of criteria will lead to better decisions regarding fibers’ qualities as well as their selections for industrial applications and enhance achieving better performance. Such evaluations should consider economic, physical, mechanical, and environmental characteristics as well as technical ones. New potential fiber types can be discovered and utilized in future cleaner production through keen evaluation criteria.


Download File

[img]
Preview
Text
Integrated mechanical-economic–environmental quality of performance .pdf

Download (125kB) | Preview

Additional Metadata

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2015.1102789
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Keywords: Date palm fibers; Eco-friendly; Evaluation criteria; Natural fibers; Quality of performance; Sustainable materials
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 02 Apr 2018 07:14
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2019 09:07
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1080/15440478.2015.1102789
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54586
Statistic Details: View Download Statistic

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item