Thermo-mechanical performance of poly(lactic acid)/flax fibre-reinforced biocomposites
- Submitting institution
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Robert Gordon University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- Njuguna_2
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.matdes.2014.07.051
- Title of journal
- Materials & Design
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- First page
- 473-485
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0261-3069
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2014
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- A research outcome of EC funded project (ECOSHELL, 265838) and focused on the thermo-mechanical performance of specially designed flax fibre reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA) biocomposites. The work has been exploited by GIVE Srl (Greece - Dr Elias Nassiopoulos, e.nassiopoulos@give-engineering.com) on panels for brand new motorcycles and underpinned the EC funded project (InnoREX, 309802) on continuous, highly precise, metal-free polymerisation of PLA using alternative energies for reactive extrusion. The study also led to an industrial collaboration with both an EPSRC grant (EP/L505171/1) on carbon/biocomposite hybrid vehicle structures and InnovateUK funding (133622) on basalt fibre for high volume automotive composites manufacturing.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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