Su Natasha Mohamad

Life cycle analysis of aircraft plastic components to determine reuse and recycling options

The project

This project focuses on investigating the environmental burden of interior counterparts of an aircraft that are made from plastics from cradle-to-grave. In this study, a life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to gauge the environmental burdens of plastic composites that were used to fabricate the interior compartments of an aircraft. This study demonstrates the scarcity of natural resources, adverse impact on human health and loss of profit when plastics are not being properly managed. The output of this assessment would hopefully encourage aircraft recycler companies to decide on a recycling pathway for these plastic components, therefore encouraging a circular economy approach. This hopefully would also motivate material and manufacturing engineers to design a more sustainable exit for plastics aircraft by the end of its life.

Outreach

Every year, we send Grantham Scholars to COP as official observers for the University of Sheffield. Doing so gives our people an opportunity to see how global climate change policy is made – or not – and to meet other sustainability experts. In 2022, Natasha was one of the group who went to Egypt for COP27.

In the summer of 2022 we were delighted to work with Global Engagement to host 25 Gilman Scholars and 58 Fulbright Scholars for a climate change themed conference. Several Grantham Scholars helped host the visitors, including Su Natasha Mohamad.

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