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Life Cycle Assessment of Lightweight Noryl* GTX* Resin Fender and Its Comparison with Steel Fender GE India Technology Centre
- Format:
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Baroth, Baroth, author.
- Conference Name:
- SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition (2012-04-24 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, PA SAE International 2012
- Summary:
- Global warming and climate change are among the top subjects ofgrowing global concern. According to International Energy Agency(IEA), about 19% of the greenhouse gas emissions from fuelcombustion are generated by the transportation sector, and itsshare is likely to grow. A forecast by US Census Bureau predictsthat there will be 3.5 billion cars by 2050 for a population of 9billion. In this context, numbers in the industrialized world areexpected to double from around half a billion to over one billion.An increase in fleet volume will have a direct and major impact onincrease of CO₂ emissions. Therefore, reducing vehicle fuelconsumption is one of the most critical steps for reducinggreenhouse gas emissions, and reduction of vehicle weight is one ofthe best solutions for improving fuel efficiency.This paper attempts to emphasize the greenhouse gas and fossilfuel savings realized from light-weighting cars using onlinepaintable Noryl* GTX* resin in fender applications instead ofconventional steel fenders. SABIC Innovative Plastics (SABIC IP)conducted a detailed Cradle-to-Cradle life cycle study of anautomotive fender constructed using SABIC IP's engineeringthermoplastic Noryl* GTX* resin as compared with a steel-basedfender. The LCA results show that the use phase is dominant and thefender made with Noryl* GTX* resin results in up to 47% lowercarbon footprint and up to 45% less primary/cumulative energydemand than for the steel fender
- Notes:
- Vendor supplied data
- Publisher Number:
- 2012-01-0650
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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