Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Guayule Automobile Tires

abstract: Natural rubber and rubber products can be produced from the guayule plant (Parthenium argentatum Gray), which is a low input perennial shrub native to Mexico and the American Southwest. Guayule rubber has the potential to replace Hevea (Hevea brasiliensis) rubber, the most common natural r...

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Other Authors: Rasutis, Daina (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.25182