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dc.contributor.authorMolins Duran, Gemma
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez del Castillo, María Dolores
dc.contributor.authorGarrido Soriano, Núria
dc.contributor.authorMacanás de Benito, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorCarrillo Navarrete, Fernando
dc.contributor.otherEscola d'Enginyeria de Terrassa
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Màquines i Motors Tèrmics
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut d'Investigació Tèxtil i Cooperació Industrial de Terrassa
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-19T13:13:40Z
dc.date.created2013
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationMolins, G. [et al.]. Chicken feathers based biocomposites: a new sustainable product?. A: LCA Conference. "LCA Conference". 2013.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/20654
dc.description.abstractPlastic composites are made of polymers and different reinforcements that originally were synthetic and non-biodegradable. Since 1990’s, many biodegradable composites, formed by a biodegradable matrix and natural fibers, have been proposed. In spite of the advantages of biocomposites, it is important to ponder the technical drawbacks of these natural fibers, mainly from a vegetable origin, and their environmental impacts (EIs). Vegetable fibers imply a land use that can compete with food production. Chicken feathers (CFs), made of keratin fibers, are a potential alternative as they are a waste material, produced in large quantities (800,000 ton/year in EU-27), do not compete with human food production and have been scarcely used up to now. Taking on board these premises, a biocomposite made of PLA and CFs was fabricated at lab-scale as new material. However, before using CFs as reinforcement, sanitizing pretreatments have been envisaged before, due to their quick decay. The EIs of these treatments were experimentally quantified and a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was performed to evaluate altogether the impacts of manufacturing a technical panel with different content of CFs (up to 35% v/v). As main results, the avoided burdens of the CF waste treatment and the energy consumption for the drying step must be optimized to achieve lower EIs for the preparation of CFs/PLA composites
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Biomaterials
dc.subject.lcshPolymers
dc.subject.lcshComposite materials
dc.subject.lcshFeathers
dc.subject.otherChicken feathers
dc.subject.otherBiocomposites
dc.subject.otherWaste recovering
dc.subject.otherLife Cycle Assessment
dc.titleChicken feathers based biocomposites: a new sustainable product?
dc.typeConference report
dc.subject.lemacPlomes
dc.subject.lemacPolímers
dc.subject.lemacMaterials compostos
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. SUMMLab - Sustainability Measurement and Modeling Lab
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. POLQUITEX - Materials Polimérics i Química Téxtil
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://cataleg.upc.edu/record=b1433593~S1*cat
dc.rights.accessRestricted access - publisher's policy
local.identifier.drac12870187
dc.description.versionPostprint (published version)
dc.date.lift10000-01-01
local.citation.authorMolins, G.; M.D. Alvarez; Garrido, N.; Macanas, J.; Carrillo, F.
local.citation.contributorLCA Conference
local.citation.publicationNameLCA Conference


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