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dc.contributor.authorLa Rosa, Angela Daniela
dc.contributor.authorGrammatikos, Sotirios
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-12T07:53:03Z
dc.date.available2019-12-12T07:53:03Z
dc.date.created2019-11-29T15:04:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationFibers. 2019, 7 (12), .nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn2079-6439
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2632843
dc.description.abstractAmong natural fibers, such as cotton, silk, wool, flax, hemp, etc., cotton is the one that takes up the highest percentage in the textile market. Nevertheless, there are obstacles associated with its cultivation; it is restricted to sub-tropical climates, and it is dependent upon high amounts of water, as well as the use of agrochemicals to ensure good yields. The use of pesticides and other types of chemical products give a negative impact on the environment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used in the present study in order to evaluate the environmental impacts of cotton cultivation and fibers production for textiles. Comparisons among traditional and organic cropping have been carried out. Further comparisons are described with other natural fibers, such as jute, hemp and kenaf, in order to identify the strong and weak points of each product. Weak (e.g., lack of supply, transportation and storage of biomass, infancy of the value chain, lack of production/distribution chains, etc.) and strong aspects (e.g., market potential, rural development, environmental benefits, etc.) are considered for the production of each type of fiber.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherMDPInb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleComparative Life Cycle Assessment of Cotton and Other Natural Fibers for Textile Applicationsnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber8nb_NO
dc.source.volume7nb_NO
dc.source.journalFibersnb_NO
dc.source.issue12nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/fib7120101
dc.identifier.cristin1754693
dc.description.localcode© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,64,94,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for vareproduksjon og byggteknikk
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